Michael Moore says his voter registration effort is paying off in US

0 Comments | AFP, October, 2004

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Filmmaker-activist Michael Moore says his tongue-in-cheek voter registration efforts -- including offering young people free underwear and soup -- have been such a hit that Republicans are up in arms.

Reflecting on his campaign to register voters, which has spent weeks in Michigan, "Fahrenheit 9/11" maker Moore says on his website "it seems to have worked as each night the volunteer tables are swamped after" his populist offer of a three-pack of briefs for men and Ramen noodles, often a staple for struggling students, for young women.

In fact, "The state of Michigan (where we spent most of last week) reported that over 100,000 young people recently registered to vote, a record that no one saw coming," Moore claims.

That, Moore says, has...