From social networking to text messaging, young people have changed the way political campaigns are run in the United States.
And, today, we have a chance to change the nation.
But only if we vote.
Check out this video of Kal Penn, the star of the Harold & Kumar movies, talking to students at the U about the power of the youth vote, and then find your polling place and vote!
Now the big question: if your attention is worth billions of dollars, how much power does your vote have?
Go to www.VoteForChange.com to find your polling place.
This Thursday, October 30th, please join President Bill Clinton with special guests U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and Senate Candidate Al Franken in Minneapolis, where they will talk about Barack's vision for creating the kind of change we need.
Five Days to Change Rally with President Bill Clinton and Special Guests Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken Minneapolis Convention Center Exhibit Hall A 1301 2nd Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN Thursday, October 30th Doors Open: 7:00 p.m.
http://mn.barackobama.com/MinneapolisChange The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required; however an RSVP is strongly encouraged. For security reasons, do not bring bags and please limit personal items. No signs, banners, or umbrellas permitted.
The Obama for America and Al Franken for Senate campaigns today announced that former President Bill Clinton will headline a “Five Days to Change” Get-Out-The-Vote rally in Minneapolis Thursday evening. Clinton will be joined by U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
President Clinton will talk about Barack's vision for creating the kind of change we need and the candidates, like Al, who are working to help make that happen.
Here are the details:
Five Days to Change Rally with President Bill Clinton
Minneapolis Convention Center Exhibit Hall A 1301 2nd Ave S Minneapolis, MN
Thursday, October 30th Doors Open: 7:00 p.m.
RSVP Online at: http://MN.BarackObama.com/FiveDaysToChange
The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required; however, an RSVP is strongly encouraged.
Don't forget to RSVP at http://MN.BarackObama.com/FiveDaysToChange
With less than two weeks until Election Day, Senator Amy Klobuchar and Obama’s Minnesota state director Jeff Blodgett will make four campaign stops across Minnesota to make the case for change to undecided Minnesota voters.
Events will be held in St. Paul, St Cloud, Grand Rapids and Virginia to highlight Senator Obama’s comprehensive plans to restore the economy and lead our country in the 21st century.
The day’s events will kick off at 10 AM at the State Capitol in St. Paul on Thursday. With undecided voters making their decisions over the next few days, these events will speak to independent voters who are concerned with the direction of our economy and are fed up with the viscous attacks and smear tactics being used in the campaign.
Jeff Blodgett explains:
Undecided voters are starting to make their choices and they are seeing a stark contrast between the two candidates for President. Senator McCain has been erratic and out of touch in the face of a serious economic crisis, while Barack Obama has shown strong and steady leadership. As Minnesotans have struggled to deal with the economic crisis, the McCain campaign has stooped to the worst kind of smear tactics that our political process has to offer and Minnesotans are just fed up. Minnesotans want to hear about how we’ll get out of this economic mess, not more negativity and dishonesty.
Undecided voters are starting to make their choices and they are seeing a stark contrast between the two candidates for President. Senator McCain has been erratic and out of touch in the face of a serious economic crisis, while Barack Obama has shown strong and steady leadership.
As Minnesotans have struggled to deal with the economic crisis, the McCain campaign has stooped to the worst kind of smear tactics that our political process has to offer and Minnesotans are just fed up. Minnesotans want to hear about how we’ll get out of this economic mess, not more negativity and dishonesty.
St. Paul Senator Amy Klobuchar State Capitol Room B-15 Program Begins: 10:00 AM St. Cloud Economic Round Table East Side VFW 104 Franklin Avenue Northeast St. Cloud, MN Program Begins: 12:00 PM Grand Rapids Canvass Kickoff Grand Rapids Campaign for Change Office 809 NE 4th Street Grand Rapids, MN Program Begins: 4:00 PM Virginia House Party Home of Paul Cerkvenik 817 S 5th Avenue Virginia, MN Program Begins: 5:30 PM
St. Paul Senator Amy Klobuchar State Capitol Room B-15
Program Begins: 10:00 AM
St. Cloud Economic Round Table East Side VFW 104 Franklin Avenue Northeast St. Cloud, MN
Program Begins: 12:00 PM
Grand Rapids Canvass Kickoff Grand Rapids Campaign for Change Office 809 NE 4th Street Grand Rapids, MN
Program Begins: 4:00 PM
Virginia House Party Home of Paul Cerkvenik 817 S 5th Avenue Virginia, MN
Program Begins: 5:30 PM
Earlier today, DFL Associate Chair, Donna Cassutt sent out the email below promoting the Campaign for Change's Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) effort...
In 17 short days, Minnesotans will go to the polls to vote in the most historic election of our time. That is, of course, if they are asked. We know that the number one reason people don’t vote is that no one asked them to. Will you join me in these final few days of the campaign and ask our fellow Minnesotans to join us at the polls on November 4? This weekend, we are pleased to launch a new website, www.gotvforchange.com. In the final days leading up to Election Day, we’ll need thousands of volunteers to fill thousands of shifts as we Get Out the Vote in all corners of Minnesota. We’ll be walking door to door and calling our neighbors, encouraging them to vote for the entire DFL ticket. Visit www.gotvforchange.com right now to sign up. Many of you have been working hard during a very long campaign. You've been incredible. You might be tired. You might be thinking it’s someone else’s turn to help out. You might think that we’re going to win. But we can’t give up now. Campaigns are about how we finish and we're almost there. No one will remember how many doors we knocked on or how many phone calls we made if Senator Obama doesn’t win Minnesota. But when he does, because of your efforts, we will know that we pushed to the end to make it happen. Let’s keep pushing. I’m fired up and ready to go. Are you? Click here to sign up right now. We need your help to encourage our neighbors to go to the polls in the final days of this campaign. We know the most effective way to motivate voters is by calling them or visiting with them on their doorstep. Whether you can volunteer a few hours or several days, it is critical to our success that you sign up now to talk with your neighbors to ensure Minnesotans vote for change on November 4. You might say – well, I don’t want to wait until the weekend before Election Day to start helping. Excellent. We have offices throughout Minnesota that are up and running day and night right now and we’d love to have you stop by and pitch in. Click here to find an office near you. Thank you so much for all you do, and will do to help get out the vote. With your efforts, we will elect Senator Barack Obama as the next President of the United States, send Al Franken to the Senate, elect three new Democratic members of Congress and secure a veto-proof majority in the Minnesota House. With your help, the DFL will win – up and down the ballot – in all corners of the state. Sincerely, Donna Cassutt Associate Chair Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party P.S. There is too much at stake to stay home. It will take each and every one of us to do our part to achieve victory on November 4. Please visit www.gotvforchange.com to sign up now.
In 17 short days, Minnesotans will go to the polls to vote in the most historic election of our time. That is, of course, if they are asked. We know that the number one reason people don’t vote is that no one asked them to.
Will you join me in these final few days of the campaign and ask our fellow Minnesotans to join us at the polls on November 4?
This weekend, we are pleased to launch a new website, www.gotvforchange.com. In the final days leading up to Election Day, we’ll need thousands of volunteers to fill thousands of shifts as we Get Out the Vote in all corners of Minnesota. We’ll be walking door to door and calling our neighbors, encouraging them to vote for the entire DFL ticket.
Visit www.gotvforchange.com right now to sign up.
Many of you have been working hard during a very long campaign. You've been incredible. You might be tired. You might be thinking it’s someone else’s turn to help out. You might think that we’re going to win. But we can’t give up now.
Campaigns are about how we finish and we're almost there. No one will remember how many doors we knocked on or how many phone calls we made if Senator Obama doesn’t win Minnesota. But when he does, because of your efforts, we will know that we pushed to the end to make it happen. Let’s keep pushing.
I’m fired up and ready to go. Are you? Click here to sign up right now.
We need your help to encourage our neighbors to go to the polls in the final days of this campaign. We know the most effective way to motivate voters is by calling them or visiting with them on their doorstep. Whether you can volunteer a few hours or several days, it is critical to our success that you sign up now to talk with your neighbors to ensure Minnesotans vote for change on November 4.
You might say – well, I don’t want to wait until the weekend before Election Day to start helping. Excellent. We have offices throughout Minnesota that are up and running day and night right now and we’d love to have you stop by and pitch in.
Click here to find an office near you.
Thank you so much for all you do, and will do to help get out the vote. With your efforts, we will elect Senator Barack Obama as the next President of the United States, send Al Franken to the Senate, elect three new Democratic members of Congress and secure a veto-proof majority in the Minnesota House. With your help, the DFL will win – up and down the ballot – in all corners of the state.
Sincerely,
Donna Cassutt Associate Chair Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
P.S. There is too much at stake to stay home. It will take each and every one of us to do our part to achieve victory on November 4. Please visit www.gotvforchange.com to sign up now.
The Albert Lea Tribune writes "Obama is a clear pick for president"..
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama deserves your vote for president of the United States. His vision for a better country includes nation building — the United States of America. His opponent, Arizona Sen. John McCain, has a motto of “Country First,” but his policies seem to be more like country club first. Obama wants to implement domestic policies that make a difference in the lives of ordinary people, such as improving the inefficient health care system, taking proper care of veterans, ending the war in Iraq and bolstering the federal student loan program. His plan for taxes makes the wealthy Americans shoulder their fair burden for government and lessens the burden on everyday folks. The past 30 years has pushed more and more tax burden onto the middle class, while oil companies, drug companies and other special interests line their pockets. It’s time for that to stop. It’s time for a president who comes from lower- or middle-class people, a president who relates to average Americans. McCain says he is different than President Bush. To be sure, he is. Either McCain or Obama would be better than Bush. No matter who wins, America is better off. Even so, McCain represents corporate interests. He still calls for tax cuts for the rich and thinks it will solve the economic crisis. Even wealthy investor Warren Buffet favors Obama’s economic plan. Further, electing Obama also sends a message to the rest of the world that Americans want to heal the international rift caused by the go-it-alone Bush administration. Look at leadership, too. Obama mulls choices before making them. In Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, Obama picked a vice president. McCain made a rushed and amateurish choice in Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. He picked a running mate, not a vice president. McCain once seemed his own man but allowing the Karl Rove gang into his campaign only has made him look like part of the same Republican machine that is to blame for the problems of the past eight years. What happened to straight talk? Obama leads a campaign staff that works well as a team and has come a long way in two years. He is a natural leader. It seems some of the great presidents have reached across party lines and even appointed members of the other party in their cabinets. Two are Ronald Reagan and Franklin Roosevelt. Obama seems willing to do the same. This Democrat is not as partisan as past candidates in the national stage. He is the right choice for America.
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama deserves your vote for president of the United States.
His vision for a better country includes nation building — the United States of America. His opponent, Arizona Sen. John McCain, has a motto of “Country First,” but his policies seem to be more like country club first.
Obama wants to implement domestic policies that make a difference in the lives of ordinary people, such as improving the inefficient health care system, taking proper care of veterans, ending the war in Iraq and bolstering the federal student loan program.
His plan for taxes makes the wealthy Americans shoulder their fair burden for government and lessens the burden on everyday folks. The past 30 years has pushed more and more tax burden onto the middle class, while oil companies, drug companies and other special interests line their pockets. It’s time for that to stop. It’s time for a president who comes from lower- or middle-class people, a president who relates to average Americans.
McCain says he is different than President Bush. To be sure, he is. Either McCain or Obama would be better than Bush. No matter who wins, America is better off.
Even so, McCain represents corporate interests. He still calls for tax cuts for the rich and thinks it will solve the economic crisis. Even wealthy investor Warren Buffet favors Obama’s economic plan.
Further, electing Obama also sends a message to the rest of the world that Americans want to heal the international rift caused by the go-it-alone Bush administration.
Look at leadership, too. Obama mulls choices before making them. In Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, Obama picked a vice president. McCain made a rushed and amateurish choice in Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. He picked a running mate, not a vice president.
McCain once seemed his own man but allowing the Karl Rove gang into his campaign only has made him look like part of the same Republican machine that is to blame for the problems of the past eight years. What happened to straight talk?
Obama leads a campaign staff that works well as a team and has come a long way in two years. He is a natural leader.
It seems some of the great presidents have reached across party lines and even appointed members of the other party in their cabinets. Two are Ronald Reagan and Franklin Roosevelt. Obama seems willing to do the same. This Democrat is not as partisan as past candidates in the national stage. He is the right choice for America.
Last weekend, a group of "Mamas for Obama" used the my.barackobama.com grassroots organizing tool to set up a playdate with their kids at their neighborhood park.
From the beginning, this campaign has been about everyday people stepping up to make change happen in their own communities. As Barack said today in Londonberry, NH:
John McCain thinks this campaign is all about me – but the truth is, this campaign is about you. Your jobs. Your health care. Your retirement. Your children’s future. That’s what this election is about. That’s what I’m fighting for. Because I can take 3 more weeks of these attacks from John McCain, but the American people can’t take four more years of the same failed policies and the same divisive politics. That’s why I’m running for President of the United States.
Barack was raised by a single mother who put herself through school, followed her passion for helping others, and taught Barack that there are no barriers to success if you are willing to work for it.
His grandmother, who also helped to raise him, worked on a bomber assembly line during World War II. Michelle, Barack's wife, has been described as "the rock of the Obama family." She and Barack want their two daughters, Malia and Sasha, to grow up in an America where both work and family are part of the American Dream.
All of Barack's accomplishments have been made possible because of these women. And it is because of these women that Barack fights for women's rights. He fights for healthcare and education, support for working parents and an insistence on equality.
These are the issues that are important to the women who support Barack -- women who come from all types of backgrounds, and who are united by care for their families and their communities.
We can turn the page on the last eight years and create a better world for our children, but we need your help. By talking with your neighbors about Barack's plan for women and families you can help bring change to Minnesota and to America.
This election is too important to sit on the sidelines -- so get out there, and get started!
Check out the pictures from the "Mamas for Obama" playdate and share your photos with us:
Tonight, Obama supporters across Minnesota will gather in their living rooms, union halls, and church basements, to watch the final presidental debate.
As more and more Minnesotans tune in and engate with the race, they're realizing that Barack is the steady leader we need in a time of economic turmoil.
Find a debate watch party near you or attend one of the ones below:
All Parties Start at 7:30pm Blaine Bella Restaurant 10950 Club West Parkway Blaine, MN Duluth Featuring County Commissioner Kron and St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman Duluth Labor Temple 2002 London Rd Duluth, MN Mankato Buffalo Wild Wings Downtown 12 Civic Center Plz # 1715 Mankato, MN Minneapolis Featuring Jeff Blodgett Sarna’s Classic Grill 3939 University Ave NE Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis Home of Joe Muggli 3029 Oregon Ave S Minneapolis, MN Plymouth Creekside Apts, 200 Nathan Lane N Plymouth, MN Rochester Featuring State Sen. Tarryl Clark Marriot Ballroom 101 1st Av SW Rochester, MN St Cloud White Horse 809 W Saint Germain St Saint Cloud, MN Woodbury Home of Charise Council 2967 Edgewater Drive Woodbury, MN
All Parties Start at 7:30pm
Blaine Bella Restaurant 10950 Club West Parkway Blaine, MN
Duluth Featuring County Commissioner Kron and St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman Duluth Labor Temple 2002 London Rd Duluth, MN
Mankato Buffalo Wild Wings Downtown 12 Civic Center Plz # 1715 Mankato, MN
Minneapolis Featuring Jeff Blodgett Sarna’s Classic Grill 3939 University Ave NE Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis Home of Joe Muggli 3029 Oregon Ave S Minneapolis, MN
Plymouth Creekside Apts, 200 Nathan Lane N Plymouth, MN
Rochester Featuring State Sen. Tarryl Clark Marriot Ballroom 101 1st Av SW Rochester, MN
St Cloud White Horse 809 W Saint Germain St Saint Cloud, MN
Woodbury Home of Charise Council 2967 Edgewater Drive Woodbury, MN
On Monday, Michelle Obama returns to Minnesoa to speak with Minnesota voters about the clear choice they have in this election between change and more of the same.
Michelle discuss the everyday challenges that working families face as our economy worsens and talk about Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s long records of standing up for women and families.
Here are the details, check back for an opportunity to RSVP for these events online:
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 Rochester, MN COMMUNITY EVENT WITH MICHELLE OBAMA Taylor Arena at the Mayo Civic Center 30 Civic Center Drive SE Rochester, MN 55902 Doors Open: 10:30 AM Program Begins: 12:00 PM The event is free and open to the public. Free tickets are available at on a first-come, first served basis at the following location: Ticket Location Olmstead Co. Obama Campaign for Change Office 401 16th Ave. NW, #105 Rochester, MN 55901 Right off of 52, just past the Famous Dave's and the Perkins Map & Directions Tickets Available: 12 noon - 9 pm Saturday and Sunday For more information contact the Olmstead Co. Obama Campaign for Change office: (507) 536-9785. ***For security reasons, do not bring bags or umbrellas. Please limit personal belongings. No signs or banners permitted.*** St. Paul, MN CHANGE WE NEED RALLY WITH MICHELLE OBAMA Macalester College Leonard Center 125 Snelling Ave S St. Paul, MN 55105 Map & Directions Doors Open: 2:30PM Program Begins: 4:00PM This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are NOT required but an RSVP is strongly encouraged. To RSVP, please visit mn.barackobama.com. Space is available on a first come first serve basis. ***For security reasons, do not bring bags or umbrellas. Please limit personal belongings. No signs or banners permitted.***
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13
Rochester, MN
COMMUNITY EVENT WITH MICHELLE OBAMA Taylor Arena at the Mayo Civic Center 30 Civic Center Drive SE Rochester, MN 55902
Doors Open: 10:30 AM Program Begins: 12:00 PM
The event is free and open to the public. Free tickets are available at on a first-come, first served basis at the following location:
Ticket Location Olmstead Co. Obama Campaign for Change Office 401 16th Ave. NW, #105 Rochester, MN 55901 Right off of 52, just past the Famous Dave's and the Perkins Map & Directions
Tickets Available: 12 noon - 9 pm Saturday and Sunday For more information contact the Olmstead Co. Obama Campaign for Change office: (507) 536-9785.
***For security reasons, do not bring bags or umbrellas. Please limit personal belongings. No signs or banners permitted.***
St. Paul, MN
CHANGE WE NEED RALLY WITH MICHELLE OBAMA Macalester College Leonard Center 125 Snelling Ave S St. Paul, MN 55105 Map & Directions
Doors Open: 2:30PM Program Begins: 4:00PM This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are NOT required but an RSVP is strongly encouraged.
To RSVP, please visit mn.barackobama.com. Space is available on a first come first serve basis.
Michelle Obama will return to Minnesota on Monday, October 13, 2008!
Michelle will speak with Minnesota voters about the everyday challenges that working families face as our economy worsens, following eight years of failed economic policies. She will share her perspective on the clear choice voters have in this election between change and more of the same.
Michelle will discuss Barack and Joe's long records of standing up for women and families, and their commitment to reversing the last eight years of economic policies that put the special interests ahead of hardworking American families. More details, including event locations and times, will be announced in the coming days.
With just 33 days until Election Day we need to step up our efforts to convince undecided voters to vote for Barack Obama.
To put him over the top here in Minnesota, Barack needs us to step up in our own communities, because we know our neighbors better than anyone.
Sign up now to join a weekend canvass in your area and make a difference in your community.
Over the weekend, in a lead up to tonight’s first presidential debate, which will focus on foreign policy, Barack Obama’s Minnesota campaign held four town hall meetings across Minnesota to hear directly from Minnesotans about their views and answer questions on national security issues.
The campaign held town halls in Rochester, St. Paul, St. Cloud and Duluth.
U.S. Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA), chair of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, retired U.S. Army Major General Paul Eaton, who commanded the team charged with rebuilding the Iraqi army, and former Ambassador Bob Gelbard, President Clinton's Special Representative for the Balkans led the meetings.
U.S. Rep. Tim Walz and U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum also joined the campaign for portions of the tour.
Here are some pictures from the St. Paul Town Hall, which was held at the History Center:
Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack will be in Minnesota this weekend, talking with folks about Barack's plans to restore the economy and make it work for rural Americans again.
ST. PAUL – Former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack will join Barack Obama’s Minnesota Campaign for Change this weekend to talk to voters around the state about Senator Obama and Joe Biden’s plan to restore the economy and turn around the current economic crisis. Vilsack will make several campaign stops around the state on Friday and Saturday including a speech on behalf of the campaign at AFSCME Minnesota’s annual convention, a Twin Cities debate watch party, a canvass kick off in Mankato, an Alexandria office opening and a economic town hall meeting in Willmar. “Governor Vilsack has long been a strong advocate for middle-class Americans,” Obama’s Minnesota state director Jeff Blodgett said. “He knows first-hand the struggle many families are facing in this economic crisis, and how important it is that we elect Barack Obama to make this economy work for middle-class families here in Minnesota. We’re facing a historic economic crisis, yet John McCain thinks the ‘fundamentals of the economy are strong.’ I’m not sure what world he’s living in but there’s just no way we can trust him to lead us out of this mess.” See below for details. Friday September, 25 HOPKINS DEBATE WATCH PARTY VFW Post 425 100 Shady Oak Road Hopkins, MN 55343 Program Begins: 7:30 PM Saturday September, 26 MANKATO CANVASS KICK OFF Mankato Campaign for Change Office 220 E. Main St, Suite 1 Mankato, MN Program Begins: 10:00 AM WILLMAR RURAL ECONOMY TOWN HALL Willmar Campaign for Change Office 1807 1st Street South Willmar, MN 56201 Program Begins: 1:00 PM ALEXANDRIA OFFICE OPENING 222 East 6th Avenue Alexandria, MN 56308 Program Begins: 4:00 PM
ST. PAUL – Former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack will join Barack Obama’s Minnesota Campaign for Change this weekend to talk to voters around the state about Senator Obama and Joe Biden’s plan to restore the economy and turn around the current economic crisis.
Vilsack will make several campaign stops around the state on Friday and Saturday including a speech on behalf of the campaign at AFSCME Minnesota’s annual convention, a Twin Cities debate watch party, a canvass kick off in Mankato, an Alexandria office opening and a economic town hall meeting in Willmar.
“Governor Vilsack has long been a strong advocate for middle-class Americans,” Obama’s Minnesota state director Jeff Blodgett said. “He knows first-hand the struggle many families are facing in this economic crisis, and how important it is that we elect Barack Obama to make this economy work for middle-class families here in Minnesota. We’re facing a historic economic crisis, yet John McCain thinks the ‘fundamentals of the economy are strong.’ I’m not sure what world he’s living in but there’s just no way we can trust him to lead us out of this mess.”
See below for details.
Friday September, 25
HOPKINS DEBATE WATCH PARTY VFW Post 425 100 Shady Oak Road Hopkins, MN 55343 Program Begins: 7:30 PM
Saturday September, 26
MANKATO CANVASS KICK OFF Mankato Campaign for Change Office 220 E. Main St, Suite 1 Mankato, MN Program Begins: 10:00 AM
WILLMAR RURAL ECONOMY TOWN HALL Willmar Campaign for Change Office 1807 1st Street South Willmar, MN 56201 Program Begins: 1:00 PM
ALEXANDRIA OFFICE OPENING 222 East 6th Avenue Alexandria, MN 56308 Program Begins: 4:00 PM
Michelle Obama sent out the following email yesterday regarding Minnesota's Women's Week of Action.
Friend-- It's hard to believe there are less than 50 days before Election Day.That's not a lot of time. And since women voters could decide this election, we have to take this opportunity to talk to our friends and family about what's at stake.We've seen the power of women throughout this campaign -- educating each other about the issues and building this movement by sharing our personal stories.That's why, over the next few weeks, women all across Minnesota will be reaching out to one another through special Women's Week of Action phonebanks and canvasses.On every issue important to women -- from access to healthcare and universal pre-school to equal pay for equal work -- Barack is the only candidate who can bring about the change we need.Join a Women's Week of Action event and let other women in your community know why you're supporting Barack.Barack was raised by a single mother and grandmother. He understands the tough choices that working women in this country face every single day -- because he lived it. And now, he and I are raising two young girls. They are the reason we're in this race -- to make the world a better place, full of opportunity, for them and for all of our children.I know that Barack and Joe Biden are a strong team for women and families across the country because they have the record and the commitment to prove it -- but it's up to supporters like you to help get this message of change out into your communities.Barack and Joe will pass tax cuts for 95% of American families, ensure that women get equal pay for the same jobs as men, put the needs of working and middle class families ahead of special interests, and change our broken school system so that every single child in this nation has a world-class education from pre-school through college.But they can't do it alone. This campaign is counting on us. If women come together to support Barack and Joe, we can bring about the change we need.Get started today by reaching out to other women in your community:http://mn.barackobama.com/MNwomensweekThe future of women and all of our families is at stake in this election.Thank you so much for all that you do,Michelle
Friend--
It's hard to believe there are less than 50 days before Election Day.
That's not a lot of time. And since women voters could decide this election, we have to take this opportunity to talk to our friends and family about what's at stake.
We've seen the power of women throughout this campaign -- educating each other about the issues and building this movement by sharing our personal stories.
That's why, over the next few weeks, women all across Minnesota will be reaching out to one another through special Women's Week of Action phonebanks and canvasses.
On every issue important to women -- from access to healthcare and universal pre-school to equal pay for equal work -- Barack is the only candidate who can bring about the change we need.
Join a Women's Week of Action event and let other women in your community know why you're supporting Barack.
Barack was raised by a single mother and grandmother. He understands the tough choices that working women in this country face every single day -- because he lived it. And now, he and I are raising two young girls. They are the reason we're in this race -- to make the world a better place, full of opportunity, for them and for all of our children.
I know that Barack and Joe Biden are a strong team for women and families across the country because they have the record and the commitment to prove it -- but it's up to supporters like you to help get this message of change out into your communities.
Barack and Joe will pass tax cuts for 95% of American families, ensure that women get equal pay for the same jobs as men, put the needs of working and middle class families ahead of special interests, and change our broken school system so that every single child in this nation has a world-class education from pre-school through college.
But they can't do it alone. This campaign is counting on us. If women come together to support Barack and Joe, we can bring about the change we need.
Get started today by reaching out to other women in your community:
http://mn.barackobama.com/MNwomensweek
The future of women and all of our families is at stake in this election.
Thank you so much for all that you do,
Michelle
Find a Women's Week of Action event near you.
Nick Kimball, the Obama campaign's Minnesota spokesman issued the following statement regarding the brief McCain-Palin airport stop planned for this Friday:
We welcome Senator McCain and Governor Palin back to Minnesota for their brief stop at the airport. Senator McCain's stubborn insistence that the "fundamentals of the economy are strong" shows that he is disturbingly out of touch with what's going on in the lives of middle-class Minnesotans.And, unfortunately, not leaving the airport grounds won't do anything to change his out of touch perspective. Barack Obama understands the fundamentals of the economy and will cut taxes for 95 percent of Americans.
We welcome Senator McCain and Governor Palin back to Minnesota for their brief stop at the airport. Senator McCain's stubborn insistence that the "fundamentals of the economy are strong" shows that he is disturbingly out of touch with what's going on in the lives of middle-class Minnesotans.
And, unfortunately, not leaving the airport grounds won't do anything to change his out of touch perspective. Barack Obama understands the fundamentals of the economy and will cut taxes for 95 percent of Americans.
In remembrance of the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Senator Obama released the following statement:
Today, we honor the memory of the lives that were lost on September 11, 2001, and grieve with the families and friends who lost someone they loved in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. We will never forget those who died. We will always remember the extraordinary efforts of our firefighters, police and emergency responders, and those who sacrificed their own lives on Flight 93 to protect their fellow Americans. And we give thanks for the Americans defending us every day in our communities at home, and in our military abroad. On 9/11, Americans across our great country came together to stand with the families of the victims, to donate blood, to give to charity, and to say a prayer for our country. Let us renew that spirit of service and that sense of common purpose. Let us remember that the terrorists responsible for 9/11 are still at large, and must be brought to justice. Let us resolve to defeat terrorist networks, defend the American homeland, stand up for the enduring American values that we cherish, and seek a new birth of freedom at home and around the world.
Barack Obama’s Minnesota Campaign for Change will be hitting the road next week, with the launch of a Greater Minnesota Heartland for Change RV tour across the state, highlighting Barack’s comprehensive plans to bring jobs, health care and economic resurgence to Minnesota’s small towns, cities and middle-class families.
Find a Heartland for Change stop near you by visiting http://MN.BarackObama.com/MNHeartlandChange.
The Heartland Change RV has been making its way across the country listening to voters who have been hit hard by the failed Bush/McCain economic policies of the last eight years.
In addition to local elected officials at each stop, several other Minnesota leaders will headline events at various points on the tour:• Minnesota House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher• State Auditor Rebecca Otto• Minnesota House Majority Leader Tony Sertich• Assistant Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Tarryl Clark• Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland• Former Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Jim NicholsThe RV will make stops in 24 towns, giving folks an opportunity to share their concerns, talk about the issues they're dealing with, and hear Barack's ideas for making the economy work for Minnesota families once again.
If you aren't able to make it to one of the 24 scheduled stops, you can track the Heartland Change RV's journey online at http://MN.BarackObama.com/MNHeartlandTour starting next week.
Whether combating anti-Semitism in post-World War II Minneapolis or standing up for farmers facing foreclosure and the loss of their livelihood during the Farm Crisis of the mid-80s, community organizers like Hubert Humphrey and Paul Wellstone empowered ordinary people to do extraordinary things on behalf of the common good.
During the Republican National Convention, thousands of ordinary Minnesotans came together, driven by their belief that America can't afford another four years like the last eight, to support for Barack Obama and Joe Biden's campaign for change.
These "everyday organizers" developed their community organizing skills at Camp Obama, where over 500 grassroots supporters from every corner of Minnesota learned the techniques and strategy that will drive this campaign to victory.
And while the Republicans were in St. Paul talking to their special interest and lobbyist friends, these ordinary Minnesotans were making phone calls and going door-to-door talking to their friends and neighbors about Barack Obama's plan to make the economy work for American families.
Women reached out to women and neighbors to neighbors, with remarkable success. Over the last three days, more than 1000 volunteers knocked on over 25,000 doors and identified thousands of Obama supporters across Minnesota, spreading Barack's message of change directly to the people.
While the Republicans were in town, deriding community organizing, the Campaign for Change was out in the community doing just that--bringing new voices into the process by registering voters, encouraging folks to help those affected by Hurricane Gustav, and coming together at benefit concerts and on college campuses to change this country.
Tomorrow, after the lobbyists and the McCain attack squad have left St. Paul, the Minnesota Campaign for Change will still be out in the community, making phone calls, knocking on doors, and spreading Barack's message of hope and change.
For years, Minnesotans have proved that when ordinary folks devote part of their busy lives to organizing and building their communities, they have the power to affect change. And that's what's happening today across this state, and across this country.
If you haven't already, please sign up to volunteer in your community and consider joining your neighborhood Team Obama. Together, we can bring change to Minnesota and to America.
Check out some of the best photos from Minnesota's Week of Action:
This weekend, actor Kal Penn is going on a road trip across Minnesota! He'll be traveling from college to college, encouraging students to register to vote and kicking off Students for Obama chapters across the state.
The trip will highlight Barack's vision for fundamentally changing Washington to make progress on the toughest issues facing us and the pivotal role young people play in helping to make that change.
Kal currently stars in the medical drama House on FOX, but is known for his breakout role in Harold & Kumar Goes to White Castle. Next spring, he will serve as a visiting professor of Asian American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
To RSVP for one of the events, click on the Facebook link below.
Saturday, September 6th
Rally at the University of St. Thomas 2:30 p.m. - John Roach Center Room 126 Rally at Hamline University 4:00 p.m. - Kay Fredricks Ballroom (3rd floor Klas) Rally at Macalaster College 5:00 p.m. - Plaza in front of Campus CenterRally at Augsburg College6:15 p.m. - Location TBARally at The University of Minnesota7:30 p.m. - Location TBA
Rally at the University of St. Thomas 2:30 p.m. - John Roach Center Room 126
Rally at Hamline University 4:00 p.m. - Kay Fredricks Ballroom (3rd floor Klas)
Rally at Macalaster College 5:00 p.m. - Plaza in front of Campus Center
Rally at Augsburg College6:15 p.m. - Location TBA
Rally at The University of Minnesota7:30 p.m. - Location TBA
Sunday, September 7th
Rally at St. Cloud State University1:00 p.m. - Location TBARally at St. Olaf University4:30 p.m. - Location TBARally at Minnesota State University - Mankato6:00 p.m. - Location TBA
Rally at St. Cloud State University1:00 p.m. - Location TBA
Rally at St. Olaf University4:30 p.m. - Location TBA
Rally at Minnesota State University - Mankato6:00 p.m. - Location TBA
Be sure to add yourself as a "supporter" of the Minnesota for Obama Facebook page.
If you're notregistered to vote, want to register to vote absentee, or have questions about registering, visit VoteForChange.com. Registering to vote takes a matter of minutes.
