As a joke, another grad student here sent me the canned Unity08 appeal to your friends, which makes the anti-democratic tendencies of the “movement” especially clear:

I thought you’d be interested in Unity08, a new citizen-led movement to elect a bi-partisan ticket in the 2008 presidential election in order to put an end to divisive politics and special interest influence.

No more “divisive politics,” ever. When Unity08 wins, we’ll all agree on everything! Who needs democracy anyway?

(See my past posts on Unity08 for more.)