Good morning, Connecticut!
Today is the day to make your voice heard on meaningful health reform. Please call your Representatives in Congress, even if you know that they support it! I have heard from all district offices that they are getting many more negative calls than positive ones, so every call helps.
To get your Representative's phone number, enter your zip code here:
http://advocacy.barackobama.com/healthcare/campaigns/13/call_scripts/33/call_sessions/new?source=fbshare
and have your name added to the thousands calling today!
Thanks for all you do!
Cheers, Jen
Today David Plouffe sent out the following message to supporters, inviting them to attend one the many grassroots house meetings taking place throughout the country later this month:
Exactly one month ago, you made history by giving all Americans a real opportunity for change. Now it's time to start preparing and working for change in our communities. On December 13th and 14th, supporters are coming together in every part of the country to reflect on what we've accomplished and plan the future of this movement. Your ideas and feedback will be collected and used to guide this movement in the months and years ahead. Join your friends and neighbors -- sign up to host or attend a Change is Coming house meeting near you. Since the election, the challenges we face -- and our responsibility to take action -- have only gotten more urgent. You can connect with fellow supporters, make progress on the issues you care about, and help shape the future of your community and our country. Learn what you can do now to support President-elect Obama's agenda for change and continue to make a difference in your community. Take the first important step by hosting or attending a Change is Coming house meeting. Sign up right now. To get our country back on track, it will take all of us working together. Barack and Joe have a clear agenda and an unprecedented opportunity for change. But they can't do it alone. Will you join us at a house meeting and help plan the next steps for this movement? Thanks, David David Plouffe Campaign Manager Obama for America
"I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to – it belongs to you." - Barack Obama, Election Night 2008
Read the full speech, as prepared for delivery . . .
The networks are now projecting that Barack Obama will win the state of Connecticut.
Polls have closed on the east coast and results are starting to come in, but we still have work to do. Polls are still open in the west and we need to Get Out The Vote in Nevada and Montana:
The polls are now closed in the east, but the election isn't over yet. We've come so far, we've come this close, because of our volunteers like you around the country. Until the polls close everywhere, we can't let up for one second, not when there's so much at stake. Now we have to race the sun across America and call into states where the election is still being contested. This is our chance to change America, and we can't stop until there's nowhere left to fight. Please select a state to call now.
Right now, while volunteers work to Get Out The Vote in key states, thousands of grassroots supporters across the country are helping out from home by using our online voter contact tools to call voters.
Our target today is to make 1,000,000 calls to voters in battleground states before the close of polls tonight. As of 1:00 PM Eastern, we've made 214,187 calls. However, our staff on the ground are telling us that we need to reach the 500,000 call mark by 3:00 PM Eastern Time.
These calls provide our supporters with information about when, where and how to vote today, and by helping identify which voters have already cast a ballot, we can dramatically reduce the number of houses our volunteers on the ground need to reach before polls close.
If you have even thirty minutes to spare in the next three hours, when can use your help. Simply select the state you want to call from the map below, and we'll provide you with an easy to use script and a targeted list of voters to call.
The largest voter contact operation ever attempted is underway right now. This is your chance to be part of it.
In Connecticut, polls are open today from 6:00 AM until 8:00 PM. Anyone who is in line by 8:00 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
For additional information or for any issues you may have with voting visit our Voter Information Center or call 1-877-US-4-OBAMA (877-874-6226). Answers to some of the most common voting questions are below:
Do I need to bring ID with me when I go vote?
If you are not a first-time voter and you did not provide proper identification when you registered, you must either:
Acceptable forms of ID at the polling place are: government-issued photo identification, a social security card or any other preprinted form of ID that shows name and address, name and signature or name and photograph.
Sign a one-line affidavit at the polling place.
The affidavit form requires your name, residential address, date of birth, and signature.
What time will the polls be open on November 4?
Connecticut polls are open from 6 AM - 8 PM.
What about voters with disabilities?
"Don't believe for a second this election's over. Don't think think for a minute that power concedes. We have a lot of work to do. We have to work like our future depends on it in this last week, because it does depend on it this week." - Sen. Barack Obama
Here it is, our moment - the election is tomorrow. In 35 hours, the polls will be closed across the country. Watch this message from Barack:
Can you knock on some doors for Barack? Can you make some calls? Will you talk to your neighbors and convince your friends? Will you give Barack your vote? Together, we can win this election and change this country and change the world. We only have 35 hours. Let's get to work.
Unprecedented numbers of young voters have joined the political process this year, inspired by Barack Obama's message of change. The vote in New Hampshire - and the election - could be decided by the participation of this crucial voting bloc.
In order to encourage college students to help get out the vote, Rachel Dratch, star of NBC's Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock, will hold rallies at Colby-Sawyer College and Dartmouth College (her alma mater) on Sunday, November 2nd.
Drive to New Hampshire in order to see Rachel. Then, hit the pavement, knocking on doors and making sure that the Granite State goes blue on November 4th! After voting yourself, getting out the vote in New Hampshire is the most important contribution you can make in this election.
10:45 AM - Colby-Sawyer College, Best Hall. New London, NH.12:45 PM - Dartmouth College, Hinman Forum/Rockefeller Center. Hanover, NH.
10:45 AM - Colby-Sawyer College, Best Hall. New London, NH.
12:45 PM - Dartmouth College, Hinman Forum/Rockefeller Center. Hanover, NH.
Cassandra, a volunteer from Connecticut, just sent this e-mail to the Connecticut Drive for Change group:
My carpool just dropped me off from our trip to Claremont and the office was hopping! Perhaps hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers! Ran into people I know. Small world. Walked over to the Republican office and IT IS NOT MANNED! Nary a soul was there. EMPTY!!! zip! NADA! Best of all, undecideds appear to be deciding for Obama.
Join the thousands of supporters who drove to New Hampshire and canvassed today - we need all hands on deck for our get out the vote operation. Sign up here to come to New Hampshire, and then check out the rideshare board to carpool with other supporters.
On Wednesday, the Connecticut Call Team reached their 10,000 call goal by making over 13,000 calls in seven days. This is an impressive achievement, but we have a lot of work left to do as we had into the most important weekend of the election.
From now until Election Day, we are asking Connecticut to make at least 15,000 more calls to help Get Out the Vote in battleground states. This means that we need everyone to step up and try to make more phone calls than ever before during these last five days.
In a recent conference call, New Hampshire's Out of State Volunteer Coordinator, Mike Cassel, talked about why your calls are so critical as we try to bring this election home for Barack. He also stressed the fact that we've come too far and worked too hard to assume that this race is over. You can listen to this highlight below.
Tomorrow, President Bill Clinton will rally voters in New Hampshire by telling them how an Obama/Biden White House will bring the change we need. This campaign has been based on bringing more people into the political process than ever before. Now, with only three days left before Election Day, it's time to make sure that voters - new and old - make their voices heard. Aside from voting yourself, the best way for you to have an impact on this election is to travel to the New Hampshire and get out the vote. Come join President Clinton and Jeanne Shaheen, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, at one of their three in-state appearances and get involved by calling voters and knocking on doors.
Rochester Opera House, Rochester - Doors open at noon. Map.Greely Park Bandstand, Nashua - Doors open at 2:30 PM. Map.Manchester Central High Gymnasium, Manchester - Doors open at 4:00 PM. Map.
Rochester Opera House, Rochester - Doors open at noon. Map.
Greely Park Bandstand, Nashua - Doors open at 2:30 PM. Map.
Manchester Central High Gymnasium, Manchester - Doors open at 4:00 PM. Map.
You can RSVP for any of the events here.
After two years of hard work and dedication, we have three days left before America chooses the next president. We've come too far to let up now. Real change will not come easy, so we need everyone to pull together and get involved in our Get Out The Vote efforts happening all across the country.
In a speech on Monday in Ohio, Barack clearly defined what's at stake in this election, and asked all of us to stand and fight with him during these final days.
Don't believe for a second this election is over. Don't think for a minute that power concedes. We have a lot of work to do. We have to work like our future depends on it in this last week, because it does depend on it this week. In one weeks time, we can choose an economy that rewards work and creates new jobs and fuels prosperity from the bottom up. In one week, we can choose to invest in health care for our families and education for our kids, and renewable energy for our future. In one week, we can choose hope over fear, and unity over division, the promise of change over the power of the status quo. In one week, we can come together as one nation and one people and once more choose our better history.That's what's at stake. That's what we're fighting for. And if in this last week you'll knock on some doors for me, and make some calls for me, and talk to your neighbors and convince your friends, if you'll stand with me and fight with me and give me your vote, then I promise you, we will not just win Ohio. We will win this general election and together we'll change this country and we will change the world. God bless you. God bless the United States of America. Let's get to work.
Barack needs our help in order to bring about the change we need. So, sign up now to make calls from home, attend a phonebanking event near you, or travel to a battleground state.
New Hampshire is very much a battleground - it went to George Bush by 1% in 2000 and John Kerry by 1% in 2004.The polls are tight once again this year, but we have a very real opportunity to take away John McCain's hopes of winning New Hampshire by Getting Out The Vote and making sure every single supporter is going to the polls on Election Day. We have come too far to let up now. If you don't have plans this weekend, or if you can rearrange them, we're asking again for you to come to New Hampshire.
We only have FOUR days left to elect Barack. We need to work as hard as we can this weekend. Sign up to help with GOTV this weekend in New Hampshire. Every voter you talk to can make a real difference in this close race.If you don't have a ride, don't worry. We have a ride share website, NH.BarackObama.com/NHride that can help you find a ride with another supporter in your area.
Last night, the Obama campaign aired a 30 min special about American stories - stories like yours, of families talking around the dinner table about the tough choices they are facing and their dreams for the future. This country was formed by stories like these - parents who moved to get a better schools for their children, men and women who have to go back to work after retirement to support their families, and young people seeking to better their future through work and education.
Barack's message tonight speaks to these American stories, and to the commitment that he makes to all Americans to address these concerns.
In case you missed any part of it, or want to watch it again, or share this with your friends - you can watch Barack's message here:
The election ends in five days, and we need your help to get out the vote in New Hampshire. You can find a volunteer opportunity near you right now.
This afternoon Ned Lamont, former Democratic candidate for Senate in CT against Joe Lieberman, stopped by the Campaign for Change office to show his support, thanking volunteers and making phone calls to help Get Out the Vote in the last week of the campaign.
In 2000 we were out hustled. In 2004 we were out muscled with the Swift Boat attacks. Now, with the power of our volunteer base, we won't be out hustled or out muscled this year.
"Everyone has their eyes on New Hampshire," Lamont said.
Join Lamont's efforts: come to your nearest New Hampshire office to help Get Out the Vote.
Watch Ned Lamont's message of support from January here
If you live in a non-battleground state you can play an important role in deciding this election in key battleground states. Especially tonight.
The campaign will be airing a 30-minute special tonight called Barack Obama: American Promises from 8-8:30pm EDT.
Tonight supporters are gathering at Last Call for Change phonebanks across the country, calling voters in swing states to tell them where their polling location is.
There are only 6 days left to bring the change we need.
Barack is counting on your incredibly important phone calls. You can make sure Obama supporters know where to vote on Tuesday. Their polling location may have changed, or they may have never voted before.
No experience is required. You'll have a script to work from, and our staff will help you every step of the way.
