1%, or 1 vote out of 100There have been 12 Presidential elections that were decided by less than a 1% margin; meaning if less than 1% of the voters in certain states had changed their mind to the other candidate the outcome of the entire election would have been different. More than half were decided by less than a 2% margin.
In 2004, 57,787 votes would have given us President Kerry.In 2000, 269 votes would have given us President GoreIn 1996, 575,515 votes would have given us President Dole.
From ABC News:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/scienceandsociety/2008/09/squeakers.html
=========="Squeakers"Ned PotterABC NewsSeptember 29, 2008How close have Presidential elections been? Closer, perhaps, than we ever guessed. Mike Sheppard, a grad student in statistics at Michigan State, has done a mathematical exercise that shows it.He ran a computer program to answer this question: "What is the smallest number of total votes that need to be switched from one candidate to another, and from which states, to affect the outcome of the election?"The answer: in some years, very, very few. Take a look at his analysis HERE. It shows the powerful interaction between the popular vote and the electoral college.[...]==========
Full article here:http://blogs.abcnews.com/scienceandsociety/2008/09/squeakers.html
Detailed analysis here, including colored maps:https://www.msu.edu/~sheppa28/elections.html-Mike Sheppard
We came a long way in New Hampshire last January. Now it's time to go back and finish the job! Obama Organizing Fellows hit the ground in Manchester this coming Saturday, June 14th. Here's Barack's inspiring message to all of us who are once again taking up this fight."We have to win. We have to win because if we screw this up, all those people I met who need help, they're not gonna get help. And those of you who are concerned about global warming, I don't care what John McCain says, he is not going to push that agenda hard. All of those concerned about Darfur, I guarantee you they're not going to spend any political capital on that. Those of you who are concerned about education, there will be a bunch of lip service and then more of the same. Those of you concerned about making sure there's a sense of fairness in our economy, it will be less fair."Now everybody's counting on you - not just me. And I know that's a heavy weight, but also what a magnificent position to find yourself in, where the whole country is counting on you to change it for the better. Those moments don't come around very often, and here you are, five months away from having transformed the country and made history and changed the world. So we gotta seize it. So rest up a little bit, but come back ready to go ... AND fired up. All right, I gotta go, cheers guys, I love you, let's go win the election."
Seems like these primary contests are all about performance vs. expectations. Last night we resoundingly crushed the expectations - in both the popular vote and the delegate count. Specifically, the combined numbers from IN & NC show Barack racked up a margin of 210,000 popular votes, and he won 91 delegates to Hillary's 79 (with a handful of delegate slots yet to be allocated).
We have an insurmountable lead in pledged delegates and in the popular vote - even if the bogus results from Florida and Michigan are counted. And we're about to take the lead in superdelegates as well. The remaining contests will simply confirm the inevitable. It's time to unite the Democratic Party and focus on crushing John McCain in November.
Now here's one expectation we didn't beat. The Zogby poll (www.zogby.com) called both contests exactly - forecasting a 14-point win in North Carolina and a statistical dead heat in Indiana. Not bad!Fired up to win the nomination - and win again in November!Jamie
In 1961, a young African-American man, after hearing President John F.Kennedy's challenge to "ask not what your country can do for you, but whatyou can do for your country," gave up his student deferment, left college inVirginia and voluntarily joined the Marines. In 1963, this man, havingcompleted his two years of service in the Marines, volunteered again tobecome a Navy corpsman. (They provide medical assistance to the Marines aswell as to Navy personnel.)The man did so well in corpsman school that he was the valedictorian andbecame a cardiopulmonary technician. Not surprisingly, he was assigned tothe Navy's premier medical facility, Bethesda Naval Hospital, as a member ofthe commander in chief's medical team, and helped care for President LyndonB. Johnson after his 1966 surgery. For his service on the team, which heleft in 1967, the White House awarded him three letters of commendation.While this young man was serving six years on active duty, Vice PresidentDick Cheney, who was the same age, received five deferments, four for beingan undergraduate and graduate student and one for being a prospectivefather. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, both five years younger,used their student deferments to stay in college until 1968. Both then usedfamily connections to avoid active duty.Who is the real patriot? The young man who interrupted his studies to servehis country for six years? Or our political leaders who beat the system? Arethe patriots the people who actually sacrifice something - or those whomerely talk about it?After leaving the service of his country, the young African-Americanfinished his final year of college, entered the seminary, was ordained as aminister, and eventually became pastor of a large church in one of America'sbiggest cities. This man is Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the retiring pastor ofTrinity United Church of Christ, who has been in the news for comments hemade over the last three decades.Since these comments became public we have heard criticisms, condemnations,denouncements and rejections of his comments and him. We've seen ontelevision, in a seemingly endless loop, sound bites of a select few of Rev.Wright's many sermons. Some of Wright's comments may be inappropriate, butbefore calling him "unpatriotic," let us remember that this is a man whogave up six of the most productive years of his life to serve his country.-- by Lawrence Korb and Ian MossWatch Bill Moyers' interview with Jeremiah Wright athttp://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04252008/watch.html
And Wright's speech to the NAACP at http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2008/04/rev_wright_naacp_speech_video.html Interesting note #1: Bill Moyers and Jeremiah Wright first met in 1966 whenMoyers was covering the White House, and Wright was on Lyndon Johnson'smedical team.Interesting note #2: Rev. Wright was invited to the White House by Bill andHillary Clinton for spiritual counseling in the wake of the Monica Lewinskyaffair.
This is the sequel to Hope & Change in Philadelphia. Sunday morning I headed north to Scranton. I joined a canvassing team going door-to-door in a big apartment complex - home to a multicultural mix of recently-arrived immigrants from Russia and India, as well as African-American, Latino and white residents. Many were not yet U.S. citizens, but among those who were, we found very strong support for Barack. A lot of residents didn't know where to vote. Fortunately we were able to give them that very important info - and Obama buttons to wear on their way to the polls!Sunday night Barack spoke at a huge rally along with Caroline Kennedy and Sen. Bob Casey. Barack spent Sunday night in Scranton, then Monday morning he showed up unannounced for breakfast at Glider's Diner. Two high school seniors who got wind of the visit cut classes to go to Glider's and meet Barack. They confessed their shameless act of truancy to Barack, so he wrote each of them an excuse to give to their principal. Too bad it didn't work. The students were suspended anyway, so they decided to volunteer all day Tuesday at the Scranton for Obama office. National media picked up the story and gave it wide exposure. You MUST read the full story, which appeared in the Washington Post.Not to be outdone, a Glider's customer walked off with Barack's breakfast plate containing his half-eaten waffle and sausage - and put it up for sale on eBay. High bid was $20,000. Don't believe me? Read the full story here.People were talking about a story concerning Hillary Clinton's grandmother Hannah Jones Rodham, who owned a lot of rental property in Scranton and wasn't shy about evicting poor tenants who got behind on their rent. Read the full story here - you won't regret it.Monday morning before canvassing, we put up some Obama signs. Not just yard signs, but the big 4x6-foot and 4x8-foot signs that I had brought from Vermont. We zip-tied signs to chain-link fences on highway overpasses, and attached them to rows of stakes pounded into the ground. A Quizno's sub shop even "adopted" one of our signs.Little did we know how short a life our signs would have. As soon as darkness fell, the goons attacked. By midnight all our big signs had vanished. To make matters worse, the Obama signs on highway overpasses had been replaced by 8-foot Hillary signs.I wish I could say cool heads prevailed, but they did not. Local volunteers were thirsty for revenge. By Tuesday morning, there were no large signs for either candidate remaining on any of the highways leading into or out of Scranton. We spent Tuesday going door-to-door again to remind our supporters to go to the polls. I made food runs to deliver fresh fruit and cold drinks to a group of Scranton poll workers who were stuck at their polling station from 6 am to 9 pm without a break. I also stopped by the polls in nearby Dunmore, where Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O'Brien, a major Obama supporter, was out front greeting voters. Corey has attracted a lot of attention from the national media, including this story in the Washington Post. In addition, Corey was instrumental in persuading Barack to visit Dunmore on April 1st. Scranton was an awesome place to volunteer. The staffers were young and full of energy. The local volunteers were enthusiastic and filled with a passion for going above and beyond the call of duty. I'll be busy looking for an excuse to go back - maybe for the general election!Also read my previous post: Hope & Change in Philadelphia
Last weekend (April 18-20) six carloads of Vermonters hit the ground in eastern Pennsylvania. We canvassed in Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Allentown, Doylestown, Abington and Philadelphia. Were you in Pennsylvania too? If so I'd love to hear from you!Friday afternoon my group arrived in Philly just in time to go to the Center City Obama office, get rally tickets and walk to the rally. Already a vast river of humanity was flowing to the rally site adjacent to Independence Hall (below). By nightfall there were 35,000 people - an all-time record crowd here to see Barack!While we waited for Barack to show up, the sound system belted out hope-mongering songs like Brooks & Dunn's Only In America and Earth, Wind & Fire's Shining Star. (For a complete playlist email blackice09@gmail.com.) After the third time through the playlist, will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas got up on stage and led us in a rousing rendition of the Yes We Can song (below).
When Barack finally walked on stage, the cheering was so deafening I had to put my fingers in my ears for 2-3 minutes before the noise subsided. Barack gave an impassioned speech (photo below), interrupted by countless bursts of applause - watch the entire speech here - then stepped off the podium to shake hands at the front of the crowd. People started reaching over each other trying to shake Barack's hand, and suddenly we were being pushed forward with an irresistible force. Thankfully no one was crushed or trampled. When Barack moved past us the pushing let up.
Saturday morning I went out to Northeast Philly (photo below) with another volunteer who had just flown in from Santa Barbara, CA. We set out on foot to canvass a nearby neighborhood. What an experience! Surprise #1: A lot of voters were still undecided. Surprise #2: Many of them were eager to ask us questions - and they listened thoughtfully to our answers. This is how canvassing is supposed to work. (Unlike here in New England, where most voters had already made up their minds and didn't care to listen.)
My favorite voter contact was a young stay-at-home mom with 2 young kids. When we first knocked on her door, she leaned out of an upstairs window, said she was about to jump in the shower, and asked us to please come back later because she wanted to talk to us. We did, and this time she came to the door with her hair wrapped in a towel. She said she was worried about the future - thanks to the rising cost of gasoline and other essentials, her husband's income was no longer enough to pay their bills. I explained Barack's plans to help middle-income taxpayers with tax breaks financed by repealing tax credits for oil companies and enacting a windfall profits tax. I also said Barack would work to make college more affordable by making the federal student loan program truly nonprofit and offering a free college education to partcipants in a national service program. By the time we left, she was 100% for Barack and ready to convert her husband too!Saturday evening we were joined at dinner by US Congressman Patrick Murphy, who represents the area northeast of Philly. Only thirty-nine years old, Patrick is the only Iraq war veteran in Congress, and he was the very first member of Congress from outside Illinois to endorse Barack. (Many more have followed his lead!) Like Barack, Patrick is an inspirational leader who is committed to ending the Iraq war and moving our country in a new direction. And that means electing more people like Patrick Murphy to Congress in November.Read the sequel: Sign wars, a waffle and a slumlord in Scranton.
I thought this poem spoke well to the flux in personal and national purpose. I hope it is worthy of discussion in higher circles.
"Fix" by Alicia Suskin Ostriker, from No Heaven. © University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005. Reprinted with permission. (buy now) Fix The puzzled ones, the Americans, go through their livesBuying what they are told to buy,Pursuing their love affairs with the automobile,Baseball and football, romance and beauty,Enthusiastic as trained seals, going into debt, struggling —True believers in liberty, and also security,And of course sex — cheating on each otherFor the most part only a little, mostly avoiding violenceExcept at a vast blue distance, as between bombsight and earth,Or on the violent screen, which they adore.Those who are not Americans think Americans are happyBecause they are so filthy rich, but not so.They are mostly puzzled and at a lossAs if someone pulled the floor out from under them,They'd like to believe in God, or something, and they do try.You can see it in their white faces at the supermarket and the gas station— Not the immigrant faces, they know what they want,Not the blacks, whose faces are hurt and proud —The white faces, lipsticked, shaven, we do tryTo keep smiling, for when we're smiling, the whole worldSmiles with us, but we feel we've lostThat loving feeling. Clouds ride by above us,Rivers flow, toilets work, traffic lights work, barring floods, firesAnd earthquakes, houses and streets appear stableSo what is it, this moon-shaped blankness?What the hell is it? America is perplexed.We would fix it if we knew what was broken.
Allan Berggren, Claremont, NH
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Here's evem more of what folks are saying:
Dear Vermont Women for Obama, Ida is inviting you to a postcard writing event at her house in Burlington next weekend Saturday 3/29 and Sunday 3/30 from 12:00 (noon) to 5 p.m. We will write to women in Penn. why we are for Obama. If you can't come at those times, call me and you can come another time, when it's convenient for you. She is mailing them off April 3rd. Lets have a big turnout. Bring women for obama with you...as many as you can. Call everyone you know in case they aren't on this list. She is hoping for at least 50 women to show up and spend a 1/2 hour writing postcards. Guys pass this on to women you know. National goal is 100,000. Lets set a record for our state. Ida will provide the postcards and will have stamps here, and she will send them off.
You just have to show up! Below is her address and contact information.
(please be considerate)
Ida Gatwood 18 Rose St. Burlington RSVP to iegatwood@yahoo.com If you have any questions call cell (949)293-3798
As an eyewitness to Scranton's legendary St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 15th,I can assure you: Northeastern Pennsylvania Rocks for Barack!I had heard that Scranton's was no ordinary parade. Originally a coal-mining town settled by Irish immigrants, Scranton now plays host to the fourth-largest St. Patrick's Day parade in the entire US - more than 100,000 people in attendance!On the good side: In Lackawanna County, Democrats outnumber Republicans 4-to-1. But Scranton also holds a more dubious distinction: It was the girlhood home of our Democratic primary opponent - she who must not be named - and support for her still runs strong there.When I learned that You-Know-Who was planning to march in this year's parade with a bevy of press and politicians, I sprung into action. I contacted volunteer stalwarts Tom Brown and Rick Sharp and we hatched a plan. First, Rick rented a one-way U-Haul trailer. Then he and Tom stuffed it with all the 4'x8' Obama signs they had rescued from Chittenden and Washington Counties, plus boxes and boxes of literature and office supplies from our former Burlington office. Then we hitched it up to the back of my Subaru and I headed south to PA.I rumbled into Scranton at 2 AM Saturday, caught a few hours' sleep at the home of a very generous volunteer, and pulled up in front of the Scranton Obama office at 8 AM. Our office was in a prime commercial location - right on the parade route - but it had just opened the day before. There were no phones, no furniture, no office supplies - just a swarm of volunteers. They rushed out to greet me, and within 5 minutes the U-Haul was emptied out. While volunteers set to work duct-taping our big Vermont signs to read "Vote April 22" (instead of March 4), I dropped off the empty trailer at U-Haul. I returned to the office to find Max Kennedy (son of Robert F.) speaking to a packed house. We then dispersed all over the parade route to ply the growing crowd of spectators with green O'bama signs, stickers, balloons and voter registration forms. Left: Obama signs dominate downtown Scranton.By 11:45am, we had deployed Obama signs at every major intersection along the parade route, and we were attracting major media attention. Then the parade started! Max Kennedy darted back and forth from one side of the street to the other like a hummingbird racing from flower to flower. He worked the crowd like nothing I've ever seen, shaking hands and exchanging smiles at a speed of hundreds of voters per minute. We were working the crowd ourselves, plastering thousands of spectators with green O'bama lapel stickers, when a flatbed trailer crammed with press photographers rolled by, and we knew, "Our moment is now!" We hoisted our 4'x8' sign high over our heads. Instantly, two HRC goons raced over and blocked our sign with their 4x8-footer. We quickly moved right. So did they. We moved left. They moved left too. We darted back and forth, jockeying for position, as the parade slowly moved on.The parade route was horseshoe-shaped. By racing down a side street, I realized, we could redeploy our big signs for a second engagement. This time we set up in an unassailable position, and it wasn't long before the flatbed of photographers rumbled by again. We were holding our big signs over our heads, when I looked down and saw You-Know-Who greeting voters 10 feet in front of me! Then she looked up. With the sudden realization that she was being photographed shaking hands under two giant Obama signs, she did a quick about-face and retreated to the other side of the street. It was the Ides of March and the victory was ours. Defeated on her own home turf!I've never seen so many green T-shirts in my life. My favorite green shirts read, "I Dig Scranton" (a coal-mining reference) and "Irish whiskey makes me frisky" (a drinking reference). The young women wearing the latter shirts accosted me and demanded to have green O'bama stickers applied to every protrusion in their anatomy. Should I have refused? Such are the moral and ethical dilemmas you face when you volunteer for the most inspiring Presidential candidate in recent memory.Join the fun and volunteer in Pennsylvania before it's too late. Email the campaign at PA@barackobama.com or me at blackice09@gmail.com. Obama '08 - Yes We Can!We were also on the local TV news! Go to www.wnep.com - click on "Newswatch 16 Sunday am" - and fast-forward to about 3 minutes into the newscast to watch Max Kennedy's speech and see the big blue Obama sign leaning against the front of my Subaru. (If you look closely you'll see me open the driver's side door and climb out.)Below: Victorian facades line Lackawanna Avenue along the parade route.Below: Supporters plastered themselves with green O'BAMA stickers.Below: End of a long day: Volunteers outside the Scranton office.
Back in August I posted this summaryfor those who wonder about the real significance of Senator Barack Obama's name:
Barack:
Hussein:
Obama:
All told, Senator Obama seems to be a living embodiment of the name his parents gave him: he has lived a blessed life and seeks to share his blessing; he is beautiful to behold and to listen to - people are drawn to him and inspired when they hear him speak and consider his ideas; and in public life he is flexible and dedicated to leaning where necessary to help uplift others.
How about you? Do you embody your name's meaning?
Sources: Wikipedia (baraka, baruch, hussein, obama)
Other sources: My mother; multicultural childhood & education including Luo and Kiswahili.
Hello Everyone!
Would you like to help reframe the issue surrounding Senator Obama's middle name? Would you like to nuetralize the recent (and ongoing) drama about patriotic symbols such as flagpins? Then join us!
Since the Rose is the National Flower of the United States, we created the "A Rose by any other Name" event as an ongoing nationwide action to show our support for Barack Obama by wearing a national symbol which not only addresses the flagpin question but also reframes the issue of the middle name.
Sign up here ->A Rose by any other Name< - and let your support be counted.
We all know that what really matters is the intelligence and integrity of a person, not the arbitrary coincidences of his name. We all know that what really matters is the content of his character. And it doesn't hurt that the greatest wordsmith of the English language is on our side!
This ACTION's title comes from the famous phrase "That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." (Romeo & Juliet, Act II, scene2). And so would Barack still be the inspiring leader he is even if his name were different!
This ACTION basically says, "Barack Obama, regardless of his name, would still be the same leader who has insired a whole nation with hope and instilled in us a real sense of agency by his exemplary dedication to public service."
This ACTION wants to demonstrate that shows of patriotism can take many forms - wearing flagpins is one form, wearing the national flower is another, and, as Senator Obama has repeatedly said, speaking out for the best interest of the country is perhaps the strongest.
People have already started signing up and sending back enthusistic feedback. Here are some of the things they are saying about this ACTION:
I hope you, too, will join us.
Cheer!Adoyo.
"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." (Romeo & Juliet, Act II, scene2)
Clickhere for an adaptation of the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet.
NOTE: The action does not require any travel or change in routine, just sporting a lapel rose at your convenience! When signing up, be sure to select "Yes, I will attend" to help the event planner count your participation.
I just finished my first canvass shift: it was great!
Max, our local staffer, told us that canvassing and phone calls were the two most effective ways that we could help. After that, I decided to resist my fears, challenge myself, and give canvassing a try.
I showed up at the White River Junction campaign office at 10, after a good breakfast, excited, but tentative. Max trained us on how to talk to voters, and gave us the voter turf lists we needed. After a couple of minutes reviewing the route I was going to walk I was ready to go.
When I started, I was worried that people would yell at me for trying to help my country. I was wrong. I learned very quickly that the people that I encountered were all polite, even when they did not have the time or interest for discussing politics. I had a great conversation with the undecided husband of a school teacher on Senator Obama's education policy. Another woman along the way told me about how she believes that Barack is the only candidate who can truly bring change to Washington.
The weather was actually rather pleasant. The sun was out, and the birds were singing. I dressed in layers and I was so comfortable that I worked all morning without my gloves.
Two hours after leaving the campaign office, I was done. It was quick, it was painless, and I feel like I did something concrete to help add votes for Senator Obama on Tuesday.
We really need canvassers over these last couple of days before the primary. Please consider the impact you could make with just a couple of hours of your time. If you are interested in canvassing, phone calling, or volunteering in other ways, please look for events in your area or contact your local campaign office. If you are in the White River Junction, VT area, you can contact Max at our office at the Hotel Coolidge.
Yes We Can!!!
Yes You Can!!!
We are down to the last few days before the Vermont primary and it is time to turn up our intensity another step. We will be responding in White River Junction with a new series of visibility events leading up to Tuesday.
The first event will be a Honk and Wave tomorrow (Friday, 2/29) at the intersection of Rte. 5 and Rte. 14 in White River Junction. This will take place from 4:45 - 5:45 so that we can focus on travelers during the afternoon rush hour. You can learn more about the event here.
We are also planning an event on Monday, 3/3. That will most likely be a Honk and Wave at the same intersection, but during morning rush hour to target a different group of drivers. I will post more information once we have more concrete plans.
Edit: I can now confirm that there will be a Honk and Wave on Monday 3/3 at 7:45 AM in White River Junction. The event details are here.
For everyone who thinks Obama doesn't provide enough specifics, take a look at this VIDEO-
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gGCPNm
A warm thank you to everyone who came to the rally last night in Putney, Vermont. As the temperature outside dropped, over 200 supporters crowded into the Putney Community Center for an enthusiastic rally in support of Barack Obama. The event was packed wall to wall with friends, family and neighbors all coming together to show their support and let it be known that Vermont stands for change and our voices will be heard on March 4th! After the event many members of the community attended the fundraiser at the Front Porch Cafe, donating over $5,000 to Obama for America. YES WE CAN!
If you missed the event, here is a link to the article published in the Brattleboro Reformer on Feb. 21st
Southern Vermont for Obama Rally :Brattleboro Reformer
Special thanks to Janet Dickeson (left) from Vermont Interpreters Referral Service for interpreting the event for the deaf and hard of hearing. photo: joseph lambert
Many young Obama supporters came to the rally. Falko Schilling (above) shows off his home-made Obama hoody.
photo: joseph lambert
Join us tonight in Putney, Vermont as we come together to show our support for Barack Obama. Last night we celebrated as Obama won in Wisconsin and Hawai'i. There are still many challenges ahead, and on March 4th it's Vermont's turn to keep the momentum going and show the nation that we are ready for change in our country! So far over 150 supporters have signed up for tonights event. Join the growing numbers and let your voice be heard. Yes we can!
Event details ::::::::::::::::::::::
With guest speaker Anthony Lake : Obama for America Foreign Policy AdvisorHosts: Deborah Shumlin and Vermont Senate President Peter Shumlin
Help build the momentum in Southern Vermont! Please join us Wednesday, February 20th at the Putney Community Center in Putney, Vermont for an evening of conversation in support of Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama. The event is being hosted by Deborah Shumlin and Vermont Senate President Peter Shumlin and will feature guest speaker Anthony Lake. Lake served as National Security Advisor to President Clinton and is current senior foreign policy advisor to Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama. As we applaud Senator Barack Obama's courageous stand against the Iraq war, let's look forward to hearing more about the new direction in foreign policy we can expect from the Obama administration. This event is an opportunity to show your support for Obama, network with others in the community, and let your voice be heard! Vermont stands for change. Hope to see you there.
It is free of charge. Bring your friends!
Immediately afterwards, those interested in making a donation to the Obama campaign, are invited to a fundraiser reception at the Front Porch Cafe. Drinks and hor'dervs will be served. In the coming weeks it is important that the enthusiasm and support continues to build. Obama's campaign is about building a different kind of politics. They don't take money from Washington lobbyists or special-interest political action committees. Instead, his broad base of individual donors like us ensures that this campaign answers to no one but the people, so bring your checkbook. Let's keep the momentum going! On March 4th Vermont has the opportunity to let our voices be heard and call for change. Yes we can!
WHAT: Southern Vermont for Obama Build the Momentum MeetingWHERE: Putney Community Center Putney, VT WHEN: Wednesday, February 20th, 5:30 - 7:30pm
* The event will have an interpreter present for the hearing impaired. Thank you to the Vermont Interpreter Referal Service and Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to southernvt4obama@gmail. BUILD THE MOMENTUM – PLEASE FORWARD THIS INVITATION TO YOUR FRIENDS AND CONTACTS WHO MAY WANT TO ATTEND. CHANGE CAN ONLY OCCUR WHEN MILLIONS OF VOICES CALL FOR IT. THANK YOU
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We have two more great events coming up tomorrow, Tuesday 2/19 in White River Junction. It would be great to see you at one or both of them!
First, we have a Honk and Wave during PM rush hour, starting at 4 PM. This will be at the corner of Rte. 5 and Rte. 15, near the P&C. Our first Honk and Wave last week was a huge success powered by lots of positive response from drivers. You can find more information about this event here.
At 6PM, there will be an organizational meeting at the Hotel Coolidge. I have heard that Max Lesko, our local staff member will be there, and that Congressman Peter Welch might be there as well. There is more information about that event here.
