More than ten million viewers had tuned in to the first twenty-four-hour telecast, according to plls conducted by independent research firms hired by O.U.T.R.A.G.E. E-mails were flooding in from all over the country; the toll-free phone lines were ringing continuously. Curiosity attracted many citizens; outrage drew some, particularly those whose families had been decimated by the brutal killings on January 17; but the preponderance of viewers wanted to find out how they could get involved, where they could vote, or what would happen next.

O.U.T.R.A.G.E. called in technicians to install more phone lines, set up new e-mail addresses, and even established a special chat room so that viewers could comment, ask questions, criticize and complain. The country was alive with conversation as viewers phoned friends and neighbors and asked them to tune into the continuous programming. Those officials who escaped annihilation were keenly interested in these proceedings as they pondered what - if anything - they might do in an official capacity. While most public servants had worked at local levels to help maintain order and restore some degree of civility, others were trying to determine how they might best combat this O.U.T.R.A.G.E. organization. Could it be brought down before it 'took over' control of the country? That worry seemed to penetrate most commonly among those who were used to being the authority in control. Still, from all outward appearances, there didn't seem to be any immediate threat to the nation's security or stability. In fact, O.U.T.R.A.G.E. seemed to have everything under control. Other than a few isolated incidents of looting or civil unrest, Americans seemed to be accepting the role this massive organization played.

As O.U.T.R.A.G.E. members in cities all across the country began distributing election materials, the country seemed to be settling into a kind of calm acceptance of what had happened in these past few weeks. Questions and e-mails provided clues as to the mood of the nation, demonstrating that most people were awestruck by what had happened, and seemed to have confidence in how O.U.T.R.A.G.E. intended to drive this 'Rebellion o '08' into the most meaningful and dramatic change in America's 232 year history.

Tuesday - election day - would be proof positive (one way or another) that the citizenry was behind this 'revolution'.
The teleconference dragged on through the night. Before midnight on Saturday, new survey results indicated that more than twenty five million people were now aware of - and in some way, participating in - the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. movement.