Tomorrow will be my second day canvassing during the general election campaign. I did do a bit of canvassing in Baltimore before the primary, but that was pretty friendly territory. I first canvassed for the general election last Saturday in Norristown, PA, a Philadelphia suburb. It was exciting seeing how much support Obama has in these white neighborhoods that most years are flooded mainly with signs for the republican candidate. The volunteers I canvassed with were amazing people, and I enjoyed the whole thing immensely.
Also, on Wednesday night I ordered some "dope gear" from the Obama store - about 50 buttons, a yard sign, and a long-sleeved t-shirt. Can't wait to get it!! Hope it comes before election day...
I'm excited by a couple of things lately. First was Obama's excellent performance in the first debate with John McCain. The polls show that most Americans agree with me, Barack won the debate. The other thing that excites me is how large of a lead Obama is opening up nationally, and especially how well he's doing in the swing states. It's even starting to seem plausible that Barack may win this election in a landslide. I am looking forward to tonight's debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. This is a very disconnected post. I'm all over the place. Oh well, I'm fired up. That's what matters.
Oh, and fundraising is going pretty well... I'm more than halfway to my goal!
What can I say? I had the audacity to hope, and I called Wisconsin correctly! Looks like my family record of picking the Obama states stands! Woohoo!
Damn, these are exciting times.
I am pretty sick still - trying to decide whether going to work this morning will just exacerbate my illness, or will staying home exacerbate my unholy mound of backlogged work worse? It's a tough call - I guess I'd better decide when I wake up. Although, I have a history of siding with staying home after waking up to the alarm clock.
Another consideration; I'd like to be home to watch the primary coverage on Tuesday, so if I can struggle through work today I'll also demonstrate that I'm really ill to my boss and co-workers and not a faker or an exaggerator.
Not to be so off-topic: Go Obama! Kick some Clinton ass in Wisconsin! My family is from Wisconsin (before I was born); they lived in Milwaukee and all three of my sisters were born there. My brother and I were born in Lansing, Michigan, where we lived until I was four years old. Then we lived in Connecticut until I was ten, and since then we've lived in Maryland. Well, Obama took Maryland, Connecticut, and he would have taken Michigan had his name been on the ballot. I'm pretty confident he'll take Wisconsin. My family's good at picking the Obama states :)
I am getting sick - I hope I feel up to driving to OHIO to do some campaign work by next weekend! Dammit, and I had my flu shot, too. What gives?
Hope this Airborne helps. Even though it's probably just a placebo effect.
I'm a young single guy who's never really managed money all that well. I have a decent-paying job, and I can support myself, but I don't have any savings and I ruined my credit when I was still basically a kid (19-21). I recently got a roommate in my apartment, so my expenses went down a bit. Still, I don't have much left from my paycheck by the time the next one comes. So I try to avoid unnecessary expenditures.
Yet, for some reason, I keep contributing money to Barack Obama's campaign. I'm not sure how he's suddenly inspired me to do this. I'd never made a political contribution in my life before this year. Then, shortly after Iowa and the "Yes We Can" speech, I made my first donation online: $25. I have donated about once a week since then - each time, an unplanned, spontaneous gesture. Today was payday, so I just made a $35 donation on my personal fundraising goal page - am I developing a compulsive habit? Should I go to an Obama Contributors Anonymous meeting?
To date, my personal fundraising goal page has raised $210 for the campaig, including my own personal donations. This is 14% of my set goal to raise $1,500. If you're feeling Obama-donating fever, why not help out by making your contribution through my personal fundraising goal page?
We here in the Potomac states are not all the silver spoon-fed liberal literati that the press make us out to be; still, we know how to pick a winner.
And it was on our shoulders, tonight, that Barack Obama stepped ahead of Hillary Clinton in his rise to what might become the presidency of our generation.
Maryland, take a bow.
Can I just say that I love Michelle Obama? She wise, humane, witty, pragmatic, astute, and beautiful. She, like Barack, is an excellent role model. I sort of wish that Barack would choose her as his running mate (yes, for vice president)! That would be too awesome.
Again, Michelle Obama is the shizzle.
I really got a kick out of the rally today at the 1st Mariner Arena in downtown Baltimore. I'll write more about it later. For now, at least, I'll say that I feel like I witnessed a significant event in American history this afternoon. What an exciting night this is, on the eve of the Potomac primaries - it sort of reminds me of Christmas Eve when I was a kid.
I'm charging donations to my credit card. Crazy, you say? No, it's an investment.
I'm getting a bonus from work next week and I'll pay off my credit card bill. And if Barack Obama becomes president, it will be well worth the $125 I've given so far. I've also raised $75 from others through my personal fundraising page. I'm very excited to be a part of this!
And I'm excited about the possibility of Barack winning Maine today, and Maryland, DC, and Virginia on Tuesday. And I'm excited about seeing him speak tomorrow here in my hometown of Baltimore!
This is the most exciting political campaign I've seen in my entire life.
You rock, Barack.
Well, CNN just called Louisiana for Obama, which means ALL THREE STATES TODAY! GREAT NEWS!
I did make it out to canvass today. My canvassing partner was a young doctor from Federal Hill who brought her six month old son with her. He was adorable! Nothing like a baby to break the ice and get people opening their doors. I think a lot of people are excited to come see Sen. Obama speak here in town on Monday. I know I'll be there. I'll probably go out and canvass tomorrow too, since my allergy thing seems to be subsiding. Thanks, prednisone!
I think I might go down to the Sheraton tonight for one of the after-parties from the Baltimore Tattoo Convention that's going on this weekend. What a great time to be in Baltimore! I love my city!
