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My name is Jonathan Ringdahl. I am a 23 year old senior at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse studying psychology with a minor in sociology. I am actively involved with four clubs on campus and the president of our chapter of Psi Chi which is the honor society for psychology majors. I am also working on founding a fishing team on campus which I'll also be the president of. The Obama campaign was my first foray into politics. I have stayed active with the Democratic Party since that glorious and history making night. I am a member of the La Crosse County Democratic Party, College Democrats, and the Wisconsin Democratic Party. I have also attended the 2009 College Democrats of Wisconsin Convention and volunteer with Organizing for America.

A Good Weekend of Canvassing

By Jonathan - Aug 25th, 2009 at 2:47 am EDT

Hello everyone!

This past weekend we were canvassing here in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday we were canvassing for Senator Feingold. My partner Emeron and I aren't the most experienced canvassers, but we worked well together. I felt like we really made a difference. We definitely cleared up some misconceptions people had about health care reform and found out what was important to them in preparation for Senator Feingold's upcoming re-election bid. The people were generally receptive to us. One kind woman gave us a donation for Senator Feingold's campaign for $100. I have to thank all of the people that worked putting that canvass together especially my friends Katie Norton and Natalie Holzem who made sure things ran smoothly the day of the canvass. I thank all of the people that got out there and knocked on doors as well. In order to appreciate the organizing people do, people need to be hitting the streets.

The canvass on Sunday was also good. My partner Matt and I had a good time. Almost everyone we talked to was in support of President Obama's health care reform. A few people even agreed to call Congressman Kind's office and tell him they support health care reform which is very important. Make sure you are e-mailing or calling your representatives and telling them you are supporting the plan. A lot of people who are opposed to it are calling and making their voices heard. Our voices won the election now they must carry us as we work to pass health care reform. Again I thank the organizers of this canvas especially my friend Andrew Londre. It was another day of making a difference and fighting for the change that we want to see!

I also want to congratulate my friend Alex Stoffregen on being a new community organizer!

Next time I will post my story about why I support health care reform with a public option!

Thanks for reading,

Jonathan Ringdahl

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."-President Obama

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