No New Nuclear Bombs
Who would have thought that Congress would ever cut all funding for a weapon called the "Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator"? Sounds like just the kind of bomb Tom DeLay would love. But we're glad to report that after intense grassroots pressure, Congress cut this new bomb—which is designed to burrow underground and destroy bunkers. We should be dismantling the nukes we have, not building dangerous new ones. So this was a good victory.

Sudan
At first, the Bush administration wanted to essentially ignore the genocide in Sudan. Then Bush said he wanted to take action, but not call the atrocities "genocide." In the end, the administration not only joined Congress in calling the situation "genocide," which adds a new level of responsibility to the UN's reaction to the crisis, but Bush eagerly signed the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan bill. This new bill puts the teeth of sanctions behind our demands that the Sudan government stop the genocide. This turnaround is directly attributable to grassroots pressure like ours. We're also thankful for the media attention that you've generated—like the project funded by TrueMajority members that sent a camera crew directly to a refugee camp.

Renewable Energy
One of the Bush Administration's top priorities for last year was enacting an energy policy that would further our nation's dependence on fossil fuels, locking our country into a future of more pollution, economic decline, and, almost certainly, more wars over oil. It was a great victory for us—and the planet—when, after a popular uprising, Congress stopped Bush's energy bill. We've got our work cut out for us this year, but this was a sweet win.

Star Wars
It makes sense only in the Bush administration's Orwellian mind to declare Star Wars "operable" even though it doesn't work. But trying to do so was Bush's goal for 2004. Thanks to you, the administration was not able to do this, due to failed testing, obvious incompetence, and serious grassroots pressure.

Voter Registration
We registered thousands of new voters and put the danger of electronic paperless voting machines in the national spotlight. Eleven states, including California, now plan to require voting systems that allow for recounts and issue verifiable paper ballots. Even Ohio—the home of Diebold, the nation's largest maker of electronic voting machines—now says it has no plans to buy any if the machines don't generate a paper trail.

Election Victories
Yes, there were some! We raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for great progressive political candidates, and it's a real honor to report that three of our Senate candidates and eight of our House candidates won. They are:

Bush: Well, we had an accountability moment, and that’s called the 2004 election. And the American people listened to different assessments made about what was taking place in Iraq, and they looked at the two candidates, and chose me, for which I’m grateful.