WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (AFP) - Brash filmmaker Michael Moore was silent Thursday, two days after President George W. Bush won a second term, while other backers of Democratic candidate John Kerry licked their wounds.
On Wednesday, messages on at www.michaelmoore.com, still encouraged voters to cast their ballots. Early Thursday, the maker of "Fahrenheit 9/11" posted a message of mourning, showing only a portrait of Bush on its home page, trimmed in black.
MoveOn, a grassroots campaign that was very effective at mustering funds and support for Kerry via Internet, said, "We'll admit to being heartbroken by the outcome of yesterday's election.
"It's a dark day."
The website celebrated the hard work and posted a message of hope.
"We have suffered a defeat, but we are not defeated.
"And our heartache does not diminish our pride in what you've done.
"Today, we'll take a breath. Tomorrow, we'll keep moving toward the America we know is possible.
11/04/2004 17:49 GMT - AFP