Supporters Urge Mayor to 'RunTonyRun'

The two dozen members of the group come from different parts of the city; some are teachers, federal workers or Capitol Hill staffers. What they have in common is youth, political savvy and a comfort level with technology.

It started, Hammond said, at a friend's barbecue over Memorial Day weekend.

"Mostly we felt the need to do something," said Hamilton, 27, who lives in Southwest and works for a public affairs company. "Our goal is that we want the mayor to run for reelection, and this is a way for folks to tell the mayor that we support him."

It worked before. Williams was the city's chief financial officer in 1998 when a group of citizens and veteran political activists formed a committee to draft him to run for mayor.

This group is different. Its members say none is involved in the Williams administration or past campaigns and none was involved in the earlier draft-Williams movement. It is unclear if anyone in the group has even met the mayor.

Hamilton said some of her friends are first-time home buyers who are invested in the city, which is continuing to prosper.

"This is not the time to gamble," she said. "Let's keep it going."

The group is not soliciting or accepting donations and will file a disclosure form with the city's campaign finance office, Fassler said.

Of course, there is no Williams campaign to contribute to, anyway. Williams said he will make a decision on whether to run next month.

Williams said he was surprised when he was told of the Web site.

"You mean it's actually a positive Web site?" he asked. He called it a compliment and said he would look at the site during tough days.

"When I need refreshment, it will be an oasis," he said.

Williams said that he will continue puzzling out his plans and that he knows there are lot of people who would like him to run again: "I am making my decision based on my knowledge that there is a core of support out there."