Columbus for Obama

State of the Union - Calling us Forward

David — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:37:48 EST

Barack is set to hit the airwaves in one hour with his first keynote address to both houses of Congress. This is why we elected him, because he knows how to tell everyone what needs to be said, even when the truths are difficult to hear. He knows how to express himself quite well-- so much more clearly and credibly than our recently departed Duuhbya. It's been so long we almost forgot what it could be like to have a President we can believe in. Well, we're finally on the journey now.

I realize the times are tough because of the mess we've inherited from W's 8 long years of ineptitude and slamming the national ship from shoal to reef and back again. It will take time and collective work, some sacrifices and faith in our ability as Americans working together for the common good, to patch the hull and get our ship of state out into the main channel where she belongs. Bailout is a good analogy here... If we work together, we can get this job done!

For those who haven't been there, I encourage you to check out the Recovery.gov website!

http://www.recovery.gov/

This is My Last Blog, Again

Jennifer M. Dillard — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:32:47 EST

Well, I got the job! I've been hired as the Legislative Aide for Representative-Elect Nancy Garland of the 20th Ohio House District! Yahoo! I am excited about the position and will do a great job serving Representative-Elect Garland and our district (I live in the district too). I start on January 5th. This is my last and final blog.

President-Elect Obama, for about two years I have been a part of your journey in becoming President of the United States. My involvement has never been primarily about making history by electing the first African American President, while I do believe it is outstanding that you are the first! Nor has it been primarily about creating change in this country, although I believe you have, you will and I want you to! For me, this journey has been simply about helping a great human being achieve his dream.

You have done a great job so far as the President-Elect and will continue to do so as President! You have my love and support, always. I believe in you.

Sincerely,

Jennifer M. Dillard

Duh!

rusty — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:32:19 EST

Haven't been in here for a while. A week or so after the election I thought this site was going to close...I see that it hasn't. Here is hoping all of you have a great Holiday season, as we get closer and closer to the reality of Barack Obama in the Oval Office as the President of the United States. What in the world is Sean Hannity going to do on January 20th? My guess is he will barricade himself in his office, don his gestapo outfit, and listen to old Third Reich music, as the tears roll down his face.

Another thing, that shoe throwing incident in Baghdad. I actually felt some sorrow for our President, as he deftly dodged that pair of size 10 shoes coming his way. After all, he is our President, for the next 30+ days. But the thing that made me chuckle(over and over), was hearing the news people explaining (over and over) that the throwing of one's shoes is a sign of exreme disrespect in the Iraqi culture. Is that to say that in some cultures, you know, cultures not yet discovered by National Geographic, the throwing of shoes is a sign of affection ? Oh well, live and learn.

I'm Back, for a Minute!

Jennifer M. Dillard — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:38:37 EST

I'm between jobs right now and thought this might be a good time to share what I've been doing for the past year. Once I get my next job, I probably won't be able to blog again. So, I'm back, for a minute!

I have to give credit to my mother and Barack Obama for setting me on the course that my life has taken recently. Through my mother's death I found Obama and he has inspired me (please read my previous blogs for the details).

I spent the past year working for the Ohio Democratic Party as the Franklin County Field Director . We won the Presidency for Obama and we also took back the State House! I helped build the Neighborhood Leader Program. I recruited and trained Neighborhood Leaders until the program was folded into the Obama Campaign. My focus then turned to the entire Democratic ticket. In addition to Obama's Campaign, I worked on two State House races, Nancy Garland in the 20th HD and Ray Pryor in the 85th HD. Both candidates won!

The Ohio Democratic Party was hesitant about hiring me at first. I was a stay-at-home mother who walked in off the street and asked them for an internship and then a job as Field Director (once I found out the ODP was hiring). I had no campaign experience whatsoever other than the grassroots organizing I did for Obama. I hounded the ODP folks to get a job interview and I hounded them afterwards until finally they said I could work as an intern. They would see about the Field Director position. Well, I worked my butt off for a month and impressed them so much, they hired me as the Franklin County Field Director. For the rest of the year, I continued to work hard and to persist.

I cannot fully describe what a great feeling it is to have earned the respect of my peers. It wasn't because I have a degree from Mount Holyoke College (here in Ohio, no one cares :-) ) nor was it because my mother was the Director of Education in Mayor Coleman's administration (I never mentioned it). I earned their respect because I worked hard, I persisted and I got results. I tell you, that is one of the greatest lessons of my life! Thank you Doug and John for hiring me!

Oh, how I love President-Elect Obama and how I desperately want to work in his administration! I recently learned that my fellow Mount Holyoke Alumnae Mona Sutphen '89 (I'm in the Class of 92') has been appointed Deputy White House Chief of Staff!! Go Mona! Goodness knows, I am so tempted to start hounding Mona for a job. :-) But, I want to pay my dues and to earn my way. So, I'm going to stay here in Ohio. I helped win back the State House and now I want to help push a Democratic agenda (with bipartisan support) in order to improve the lives of Ohioans. I'm in the process of applying for a job at the State House.

As for the future, I want to improve the lives of others by one day running a federal agency or perhaps serving the State of Ohio as Governor. Ultimately, whatever I do, the goal is to reach the end of my life having done some good.

Thank you Mom and Obama for setting me on that path.

ideas for historic ceremonies‏

FREELANCE WRITER — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:41:25 EST

To ,                  Dear   David PLOUFFE ,

                 I have birilliant     ideas   i would like to share   with you , with washington post com. ,
than with   The huffingtonpost ...time com. forbes com.and democratic party committe  of USA.
                 january.20 .2009 will be Historic   Day   for USA.and the world...Historic day because   will beswearing ceremonyat washington D.C.
To   join   congressional committee   for   inaugural   ceremonies   in Washington D.C.   Democratic   party of    USA. Should select   only six   The   world people for that   ceremony as honourable guest...Those six people should be none American citizen but American friends    and who have been work and support   President - Elect   of USA. Barack Obama   since several months ...During primary and general election of presidency of USA.
                 Democratic Party of USA.   Should choose- select   only six world people because   the world   population is six billion people ... each personof that six people will represent one billion people as sembolic ...those six world people should select   like in the list Below And   Democratic Party of USA.
And American embassy in their counntry    should inform them for the invitation ...
                                                    1 - )   One person, from MEDİTTERREANEAN countries...will represt also all Europe...
                                                    2 - )    One person , from   MİDDLEEAST...
                                                    3 - )    One person , from   CHİNA...will represent all Asian
                                                    4 - )    One   person , from AFRİCA...
                                                    5 - )    One   person , from   LATİN   AMERİCA...
                                                    6 - )     One person , from   ESCİMO ...INDİANA...
Democratic    of USA. Sould   invite   those   six   people and make payment for their hotel   room in Wahington   D.C.   And buy airplane return ticket   and get   their   Visa for USA...And   the world media will tell about it...and first harmony showing that   CHANGE   ARRİEVE    TO USA.
                              With kind    and   warm regards.

                              P.C.   When Democratic   Party   of USA. select those six   world people as quest of honour to the Inaugural   ceremonies in Washington   D.C.
Than kindly , keep remember   i would like very much tobe one of themin meditterreanean   group
Because   i work very hard   for Democratic Party of USA. since several months...also it sits my right to feel that    HİSTORİC CEREMONİES İN WASHİNGTON D.C. on the date of january .20.2009
I mnot an American citizenbut i work more than alot of american citizenfor support   and protect   keep contact and write blogs ...for President - Elect of USA. Barack Obama

November.26.2008
Time :      14.50
Kahta   - Turkei                                                                                    yours         sincerely ,
                                                                                                                 Mustafa   YILDIRIM
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THE WHİTE HOUSE OF THE NEW MİLLENNİUM - MODERN TİME

FREELANCE WRITER — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:29:56 EST

.....WONDERFUL CREATİON İNTO THE COSMİC OCEAN AND ETERNİTY...

AND OUR PLANET THE WORLD İS SO TİNY İNTO THE MİLKYWAY GALAXY...

BUT ON OUR OLD PLANET THE WORLD ONLY THE WHİTE HOUSE COULD ORDER

AND CREATE A LOT FOR OUR PLANET THE WORLD EVER...AND WORLD PEOPLE....

...... - 200 - YEARS LATER HİSTORİC CHANGE ARRİEVED TO THE USA. IT İS LİKE HOLY GİFT ....FOR AMERİCAN PEOPLE AND NONE AMERİCAN...BECAUSE BİLLİONS OF BİLLİONS

PEOPLE DEEPLY LOVE PRESİDENT ELECT OF USA. BARACK OBAMA...AND THEY ARE WAİTİNG THAT PRESİDENT ELECT OF USA. WİLL SEE AND PREPER THE PROBLEMS OF USA. WİTH THE WORLD PEOPLE......

WAİTİNG -200 - YEARS THAN GET 4 YEARS İN POWER...SHOULD MAKE THE WORLD PEOPLE DEEPLY THİNKİNG AND GİVE THEM RESPONSİBİLİY THAT THEY SHOULD KEEP PROTECT PRESİDENT ELECT OF USA. THE WHİTE HOUSE AND WHİTE HOUSE ADMİNİSTRATİON....BECAUSE THEY ARE GOİNG TO ROLE THE USA. AND OUR PLANET THE WORLD...ALSO THE WHİTE HOUSE ADMİMİSTRATİON SHOULD DEEPLY THİNKİNG THAT 4 YEARS TO LİTTLE PERİOD WHEN YOU COMPARE WİTH - 200 - YEARS OF WAİTİNG TO HAVE THAT 4 YEARS....

THİS FİRST FOR YEARS ARE SO İMPORTANT FOR PRESİDENT ELECT OF USA. BARACK OBAMA...THAT HOW WİLL BE THE WAY OF TO GO AHEAD TO MAKE THAT FİRST 4 YEARS BECOME EVEN 40 YEARS İN POWER...

WHEN ALL BE GOOD FOR AMERİCAN CİTİZEN...THEN I M SURE AMERİCAN PEOPLE WİLL PROTECT THAT AMERİCAN DREAM BECOME TRUE FOR THE USA. PEOPLE AND FOR THE WORLD PEOPLE....THE WORLD MİSS İT ...

I FEEL DEEP RESPONSİBİLİTY TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT USA. EVER...BECAUSE OF OUR PLANET THE WORLD PEACEFUL FUTURE AND THE BRİLLİANT FUTURE OF USA .

THE WHİTE HOUSE WİLL BE İN POWER İN ALL SEASON OF THE YEARS .... WHİTE SNOWİNG

İN WİNTER TİME ... WHİTE ROSSES İN SPRİNG TİME İN GARDEN...WHİTE CLOUDS ON THE SKY AND NOT ANY DARK SHADOW ANY MORE...MY PRAY WİLL BE EVER WİTH PRESİDENT -ELECT BARACK OBAMA İN SPİRİTUAL WAY ...AND FOR USA. AND OUR OLD PLANET THE WORLD...

WİTH KİND AND WARM REGARDS ...

NOVEMBER.19.2008

TİME : 17 .18

KAHTA - TURKEİ YOURS SİNCERELY ,

MUSTAFA YILDIRIM

FREELANCE WRİTER

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Number - 4 - for You...

FREELANCE WRITER — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:08:44 EST

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.... When it will be , 04. Augost...Than I will say , Happy Birthday to You ...

Dear President - Elect of USA . Barack Obama...

.... When will be , 04. November ...I will ever Congratulations for historic victory of presidency of USA. congratulation for wonderful change in -nearly -200- years in American History...

When president -Elect of USA. Barack Obama Welcome toThe white House than will be his first - 4 - four years... in officce ..

And President - Elect of USA. Barack Obama is - 44 -th. President of USA.

.... and - 4 - season of the years president Elect Of USA. Barack Obama will be succssful and powerful i n USA. and in world wide...

The list of number four can be more longer but now enough ..next time Dear president will remember number - 4 -all around him...Like butterfly...this number - 4 -

will ever bring good luck for USA. and for the our planet the world...

I used to think and see on the things which other people very often can not think and see...in different cultur...in foreign affairs...in social activities of the world...

The white house should work people like me Than reall y change will come to the world more fast...Because American Dream ever Bring hopes and power to American People and The world people ....THİS NEW MİLLENNİUM - MODERN TİME THE WHİTE HOUSE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER WİTH SEVERAL THE WORLD PEOPLE...Than this change will bring peaceful harmony to the world next - 40 - and more...

Dear president elect of USA. Barack Obama keep remember...The world pray are with you ever ...My pray are also will be with you in spiritual way...

Take care ,with kind and warm regards.

November.17.2008

Time: 17.00

Kahta - TURKEİ Yours Sincerely ,

Mustafa YILDIRIM

Freelance writer

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İMPOSİNG PRESİDENT OF USA.

FREELANCE WRITER — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:59:21 EST

Mustafa Yıldırım wrote
at 8:26pmMustafa Yıldırım wrote
at 8:23pm
İMPOSİNG PRESİDENT ELECT OF USA. BARACK OBAMA...

İmposing President elect of USA. Barack OBAMA BECAUSE Changed the history of the 200 years ...

İmposing President elect of USA. Barack OBAMA BECAUSE Whole The world love him...

İmposing President elect of USA. Barack OBAMA BECAUSE that great dream became THE TRUE...

İmposing President elect of USA. Barack OBAMA BECAUSE even in hoolywood film
world - you can not find one film in holywood history that one black actor playing President of USA. They did not give even that role to one Black actor... But today ONE HERO - İN REAL LİFE İS PRESİDENT ELECT OF USA. Barack OBAMA...

American Dream will come back for the world...Regards..Mustafa YILDIRIM -Freelance writer

November.10.2008 Time.20.30 Kahta -TURKEİ

Historical congratulations of more than -200 -Years old

FREELANCE WRITER — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:54:19 EST

GREAT CONGRATULATİONS ...to all people who creat that wonderful Historical change İN AMERİCAN HİSTORY... Which was waitings SİNCE MORE THAN -200- YEARS... This dream became true... and now same dream s of the world people should Become the TRUE..THAT DREAMS OF OUR PLANET THE WORLD İS ; GLOBAL- PEACEFUL HARMONY ...NOT ANY WAR...ANY MORE... AND THE WORLD PEOPLE WANT AND WAİTİNG TO SEE THAT AMERİCAN DREAM BECOME THE TRUE... PRESİDENT ELECT OF USA. BARACK OBAMA Should create some projects for this issues FOR THE WORLD... .....President elect of USA. Hopefully keep remember that great wonderful harmony of his Presidency campaign ...Same waves of that presidency campaign he should creat for the world also...This work will make him the world New Millennium LEADER... historical victory should be for The world also...Sincerely ,Mustafa YILDIRIM -- freelance writer .

November .09.2008

Time .22.00

Kahta - TURKEİ

BİRTHDATE OF EQUALİTY TİME : NOVEMBER.04.2008

FREELANCE WRITER — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:57:59 EST

..... THANK YOU FOR ALL PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR THİS HİSTORİCAL CHANGE İN MORE THAN 200 YEARS İN AMERİCAN HİSTORY....

THANK YOU FOR WHO PRAY FOR NOVEMBER 04 .2008...AND WİSH TO SEE THAT BARACK OBAMA İS PRESİDENT OF USA. AND NOW.....

PRESİDENT OF USA. BARACK OBAMA

I DO CONGURATULATİON ALL PEOPLE İN USA. AND AROUND OUR PLANET THE WORLD WHO WORK TO CREATE THİS HİSTORİCAL CHANGE İN MORE THAN 200 YEARS

İN AMERİCAN HİSTORY...

On the date of september .05 .2008 I wrote in one of my Blog in here I said ;

new millennium change is coming....AND TODAY I GLAD,PROUD, DEEPLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT THİS CHANGE HAVE BEEN ARRİEVE....WHİCH İS THE WORLD AND USA. WERE WAİTİNG SİNCE MORE THAN - 200 -YEARS

On the date of October.18.2008 I wrote in one of my blog in here I said ;

NEW MİLLENNİUM TİME HERO...CHAMPİON...AND LEADER BARACK OBAMA...

And Today I m GLAD, PROUD and deeply happy TO SEE ALSO NOW HE İS ;

PRESİDENT OF USA. BARACK OBAMA

MY OFFER AND MY İDEAS THAT , THE DATE OF NOVEMBER .04.2008 SHOULD BECOME ONE OF İMPORTANT DAY OF CELEBERİTİON İN INTERNATİONAL PLATFORM...

TİTLE COULD BE ; INTERNATİONAL - EQUALİTY TİME - NOVEMBER .04.....

THİS HİSTORİCAL CHANGE SHOULD BE DAY OF CELEBERETİON EVERY NOVEMBER.04.... AROUND THE WORLD....Like MOTHER S DAY....Like International woman day....and like similar several others International day s...

To create New day like November .04 In ınternational ..It will protect future of USA. WİTH OTHER NATİONALİTY...AND New DAY LİKE NOVEMBER .04 AND HİSTORİCAL DAY OF NOVEMBER .04.2008 SHOULD NOT ONLY MAKE ONE CELEBERATİON İN GRAND PARK CHİCAGO......NOVEMBER.04.......SHOULD BE DAY OF CELEBERİTİON OF THAT WONDER -HİSTORİCAL DAY OF HİSTORİCAL CHANGE .....AND MAKE CELEBERİTON AROUND THE WORLD ON EVERY NOVEMBER.04.....THAT WİLL MAKE THE WORLD CLOSED FRİEND WİTH ALL AMERİCA...AND DREAM OF 200 YEARS BECOME THE TRUE ...AND NOW İTS TİME THAT AMERİCN DREAM BECOME TRUE AGAİN FOR THE WORLD PEOPLE AND FOR THE AMERİCAN FRİENDS EVER....I M EVER READY TO DO SOME ACTİVİTİES AND MAKE CONTCATS WİTH THE WORLD PEOPLE ..TO PROOF THAT USA. CHANGE İN HİSTORİCAL WAY AND USA. İS GREAT COUNTRY OF GREAT PEOPLE EVER...AND NOW İT S RİGHT TİME İS TO PROOF THAT THE WORLD ALSO SHOULD CHANGE POSİTİVE FOR USA. AND FOR THE POWERFUL FUTURE OF USA. AND FOR THE OUR - OLD PLANET THE WORLD...

WİTH KİND AND WARM REGARDS DEAR PRESİDENT OF USA. BARACK OBAMA

NOVEMBER.06.2008

TİME:17.00 Kahta - Turkei Yours sincerely ;

Mustafa YILDIRIM

Freelance writer

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02400- Kahta - Turkei

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Yes, We DID!

David — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:53:55 EST

I am so very happy today at the positive outcome of last night's election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America.

For many, many months I have been visualizing this event, and the important work that will be accomplished under his leadership as President to restore our nation to its position as the world's bright beacon on the hill. We did not get here without suffering, hard work, hope, and persevering faith. Our children will have a better future as a direct result of today's achievement.

All the work at the community level to organize and mobilize to elect President Obama has finally delivered us to this moment. We own it together. Ohio, like the nation, is with Barack!! I am so thankful to my fellow Americans who helped in this effort. At home, I am grateful to my spouse who spent countless hours at our local Obama campaign office working to get the job done. And to Amy, who gave up two months working straight 16-hour days, for the same great cause. And to Cameron and all those at our local Bexley For Barack office... Three Cheers!!!

A SALUTE TO OUR PRESIDENT-ELECT, BARACK OBAMA -- FOR THE PEOPLE!!

And to Michelle, Malia and Sasha-- thanks for your patient support of this man who will lead our nation for the next term. (Enjoy your new puppy, kids!!)

YES, WE CAN. YES, WE ARE. YES, WE DID. YES, WE WILL!

What a Day !!

rusty — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:53:09 EST

Man, what a wonderful day and evening it was. A historical day, a cleansing day, a day of affirmation. a day of unity. In one master stroke, the people of the United States put off the forces of division, and fear, and instead chose hope, and faith. When the early returns came in, there was some uncertainty, but by 8:15 Rocky Mountain time, the writing was on the wall. I was texting back and forth with my two children, and when the race was called at about 9pm Rocky Mountain time, all we could do was watch in awe as the numbers rolled in. It has been such a pleasure writing on this web site, and reading all the wonderful, thoughtful posts from fine people all over this country. This Democracy has awakened from a long slumber, and what a great feeling that is. Congratulations to all of you, this moment will be remembered for a long time. The whole world was watching, and what they saw had to be inspirational.

WE WIN!!!!!!!

colonial82 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:54:28 EST

YES WE CAN!!!!!

Dollar Gains Against Euro After Obama Victory in U.S. Election

colonial82 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:49:06 EST

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aLrMAMEn0e_I&refer=home

Great sign

Asian Stocks Advance as Obama Wins U.S. Presidency; BHP Rises

colonial82 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:48:19 EST

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a5XvwdXHVOuM&refer=home

Hey that is a good sign of things to come

Just back from a full day of GOTV

colonial82 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:46:14 EST

I just got back from a day starting at 5:30am in New Albany, OH (Columbus, OH subs). It was a long day but it was SOOOOO worth it

We delivered OH to OBAMA!

Thank you everyone

Now I am tired

Election Day: OPEN THREAD

Michael in Ohio — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:00:21 EST

This post is just a call for comments and open discussion. Share your experiences voting today, or questions you have, in the comment section below.

"I'm Getting Involved Because of My Children"

Michael in Ohio — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:53:23 EST

Have ELECTION DAY Questions?

Michael in Ohio — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:50:15 EST

If it's urgent, dial 877-622-6264 or 614-409-4701
If it is less than urgent, email ohio@barackobama.com
Looking for your polling location? Visit www.voteforchange.com

I Believe We're Going to See a Change

Michael in Ohio — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:34:01 EST

You can make that change happen. There are two hours and forty-five minutes until the polls close. There is still time for you to help elect Barack Obama. Click HERE to find a place near you to volunteer.

It's No Mystery

Michael in Ohio — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:33:46 EST

Throughout the day, the Ohio homepage will be bringing you videos of Buckeyes who just cast their ballots. Here's the first:

MID DAY REPORT: from the Secretary of State's Office

Michael in Ohio — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:39:27 EST

Here's an update on how voting is going so far in Ohio, from Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's office:

Highlights of Ohioans' voting experience:
The maximum wait time as reported to the office is no more than 1 hour in most large precincts
The longest average wait time reported to the office is approximately 1 hour in Lucas County
Sporadic machine issues have been reported – primarily Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail jams that are easily fixed and some instances of precinct-based optical scanners that are not working, but voters are still able to place their ballots in a secure box for scanning later. Reports indicate poll workers are quickly fixing the hiccups and are offering voters backup paper ballots in touch-screen voting machine counties.
The two-line directive, one for touch-screen voting machines and one for back-up paper ballots, is keeping lines moving.

Again- if you have problems at a polling place, DO NOT LEAVE without first calling 877-OBAMA-OH, or 614-409-4701. There are people standing by to solve your problems.

Four hours and 45 minutes until polls close. Don't miss this opportunity. Use the tool above, or go to www.voteforchange.com to find your polling location.

IMPORTANT: New, Alternative Phone Number to Report Problems

Michael in Ohio — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:54:10 EST

ATTENTION:

The Ohio Campaign for Change is asking that any voters who have questions about voting or who want to report problems or issues at the voting booth dial 877-OBAMA-OH.

However, if one has problems getting through on that line, the Campaign is asking that you call

614-409-4701

with any problems. These calls will go directly to our Columbus Call Center, where people are standing by to answer logistical questions ("Where is my polling location?") as well as more complicated, legal or "proper protocol" questions about what's going on out there.

Again, the two numbers are:

877-OBAMA-OH (aka 877-622-6264)
and
614-409-4701

Thank you very much.

A Letter to Barack on Election Day, from a Supporter

Michael in Ohio — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:31:38 EST

This is a very historic day! My parents and grandparents spoke of this day, when I was a child, and I know and believe that all those who gave their lives for the struggle of people, in all walks of life regardless to creed, color, and education... Those angels are singing in heaven. Barack, you are what the struggle was about. Words that ring throughout my being, are words that my father taught us as children- "Education is Wealth." You, sir, have achieved the dreams of many, and you have empowered a nation of people, to think differently, to act differently, and to achieve the dream.

My heart is full of joy as I anticipate the election results. You and your wife, are the epitome of what a relationship should be. You feed off of each other and in these times when families are falling apart, you guys are still going strong, and will continue to gather strength. God bless you, and may the angels of light, and protection surround you and your family, poll workers and voters today, as this historic day unfolds
Rebecca

From a Voter

Michael in Ohio — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:27:17 EST

Today is a day I hold my breath. I will do my work for the Barack Obama Campaign, but I will try not allow myself to become hopeful. Today I will try to ignore the polls and the pundits. I will try not think about tonight. I will try not to laugh with glee. I will try not to cry. Today is a day I hold my breath.

Like all who are reading this, my own reason for voting for Barack is unique. I have two strong, intelligent, loving,and wonderful sons, with wives, and five delightful grandchildren.... For generations, and even now, we are a family of many colors.

I taught my sons that they were indeed required to contribute to mankind. To volunteer for a cause. To help a neighbor. To not discriminate. To vote.

In our family, love is described as "What color are her eyes?"--instead of what color is the skin... Or "Mom, she makes my heart sing." And that remark is simply enough for me to love my soon to be my daughter-in-law--regardless of her nationality or race.

My political ties to Chicago go back to Mayor Washington--so my ties to Barack are long and strong. My whole family has been with him every step of the way.

I voted already.

I hold my breath today.

Tonight I pray I can finally breathe, dance, laugh and sing with joy.

TODAY IS ELECTION DAY

Michael in Ohio — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:56:46 EST

Today Ohio elects Barack Obama president. Let's get it done, Buckeyes.

The blog and webpage will be active throughout the day. THINGS TO REMEMBER:

Anyone can go to www.voteforchange.com to find their polling location.
If you experience problems or have questions at the polls, the best thing to do is call 877-OBAMA-OH (877-622-6264)
We can use all the help we can get to get out the vote. Click HERE to find the volunteer location nearest you (http://www.barackobama.com/splash/volunteer.html)
REMIND YOUR FRIENDS TO VOTE. Don't let them get away with not voting.
If you have any other problems, concerns, or experiences you'd like to share, please email ohio@barackobama.com (but calling 877-OBAMA-OH should be your first step in any urgent situation)
If you are in line at 7:30 pm, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
With your help, tonight we will be able to call Barack Obama the next President of the United States.

Our moment is now.

IMPORTANT: FIVE TIPS FOR VOTING TODAY

Michael in Ohio — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:31:59 EST

The Ohio Campaign for Change has come up with Five Tips to make voting today easier for you. Please take them into consideration as you cast your ballot for Barack Obama today!

Know Before You Go - Double check the location of your polling station so you know where you are supposed to vote. (You can check using the tool at the top of the page, or visit www.voteforchange.com)
Timing is Everything - If you can, try to vote during mid-morning or early afternoon, when polls are usually at their least crowded.
Proof Positive - Make sure you bring a form of ID with you, whether it’s a picture ID from Ohio (such as a driver's license, or state or military ID); OR one of the following with a current address: your utility bill, bank statement or pay stub. (Click HERE to get all information on your rights and requirements when you vote)
What to Wear - Campaign clothing is not allowed at polling places. If you do wear clothing or buttons supporting a candidate, don't worry. You can still vote if you cover up or take it off.
MOST IMPORTANTLY: Avoid the Double Bubble - When you vote, fill in the top oval for the Presidential candidate of your choice. Don't also write in the name at the bottom, because there is a risk that your ballot may not be counted on election night.

And with that, GO VOTE!!!

Letters to the Editor, from Ohio, for Barack

Michael in Ohio — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:24:31 EST

For many supporters, volunteering isn't enough. They need to show their support in other, far more public ways--they want others to hear their voice for change.

There are the untraditional ways--a music video, a painted pick-up truck, or a website that gives a free song to people who pledge to vote. But the conventional, and still effective way, is to write a letter to the editor. Here are a few from supporters in the Buckeye State, writing about why they support Barack Obama.

From the Chillicothe Gazette - "Obama has the vision to improve America's health care system":

I am a health care worker and have been a nurse since 1977. I have worked in several areas of health care. I would like to share with you one of the many reasons why I support Barack Obama for president. He cares about people and has the knowledge, energy and the ability to work for all of us to see that Americans have access to the health care they need. Currently in the United States, there are 45 million Americans who don't have health care insurance. I feel the health of the people should be a national priority.
Here are a few examples of the annual compension packages paid to CEOs of some of the major insurers: United Healthcare $8.3 million, WellPoint, Inc. $5.2 million, Cigna $4.7 million (Atlantic Information Services, April 24, 2006). Can you see where I am going with this?
OK, here is what Obama is proposing: If you already have insurance and are satisfied with it, you can keep it. If not, you will be able to buy a new insurance plan that's similar to the plan federal employees receive. If you do not have insurance at all, it will be made available to you. No one will be denied insurance because of a pre-existing condition or illness. If you cannot afford insurance, you will get a subsidy. Employers would be encouraged to offer health care coverage to their employees, and would be assisted by the government in providing this coverage. Obama's plan is not government-run health care, it builds on the employer-sponsored insurance system. The income tax exclusion would be retained and people without employer-based insurance would be offered a refundable tax credit (percentage-based on income).
--Vickie Smith, Waverly

From the Findlay Courier - "Obama Would Help Rural Ohio"

As the former Ohio state director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Office, I can say from experience that state and federal partnership is critical if we are to make much-needed investments in rural Ohio.
Barack Obama has two comprehensive and complementary plans that will move rural Ohio in the right direction. He has a vision for rural America and a health care plan for the nation that will enable our communities to thrive and our citizens to have access to affordable and quality health care.
Obama knows the unique demands of agriculture and is a strong supporter of the 2008 Farm Bill, which makes historic investments in conservation, renewable energy, and rural infrastructure and provides a safety net to family farmers.
Numerous innovations in the 2008 Farm Bill will directly affect rural Ohio, including a micro-enterprise program for small businesses and entrepreneurs, farmland preservation, and expanded access to fresh fruits and vegetables for our school children, which helps our youth and farmers alike. John McCain stated that he would have vetoed the bill.
--Linda Jones Borton, Ottowa

From the Wilmington News Journal - "Doesn't want four more years of the same"

I'm an Obama supporter and have been since the very early days of his campaign. I watched him win the Iowa caucus and was so proud of Iowa it moved me to tears as I listened to Barack’s speech that night. I know that none of this makes me unusual because most of his entire following feels the same way, particularly if they are young, college educated, men and women.
On to world affairs, when I watched Sen. Obama in Europe and the reception he received, I couldn’t help think how wonderful it would be to have a president that we could be proud of once more. I thought it would be so nice if Americans could visit Europe and not be viewed as ugly Americans.
Sen. Obama gives me hope that we can be a nation of innovation, and discovery, and that once again we can lead the world in technology, research, science, medicine and education. We have fallen terribly behind under this backward fundamentalist administration that rejects science.
--Nancy Compton, Wilmington

From the Zanesville Times Recorder - "Get the facts"

I will be so glad when this election is over and we no longer have to listen to the Republicans distort the truth, even in a previous letter published in the Times Recorder. Yes it is true that Obama will raise your taxes if you make more than $250,000, however, those of us who do not will actually see a tax cut. And if you are a senior citizen making less than $50,000 per year he will eliminate all income taxation. These are facts that even those who say we should "get informed" fail to mention.
If you want the facts on Sen. Obama you need to turn off those distorted McCain commercials and stop by the Obama headquarters, at 126 Muskingum Ave., and literature will be provided for you. You can also visit the Obama Web site at www.barackobama.com for factual information. I'm sure when you have the true facts you will be ready to cast your vote on Nov. 4, with pride and confidence.
Yes we do need change in Washington, the kind of change we will get from Obama and Biden.
--Bob Weber, Zanesville

From the Mansfield News Journal - "Obama, Biden dedicated to helping women"

I am making 77 cents for every dollar my male counterpart is making. Under John McCain's "Plan for the American Woman" this is acceptable because in John's own words, I "probably need more training." An Obama administration will enforce the Equity Pay Act and fight job discrimination.
I'm a single mom working two jobs, with no health insurance, and I'm stricken with breast cancer. Under McCain's plan, I am so messed up. Barack Obama is committed to ensuring that all Americans have health care coverage by the end of his first term.
Ohio women, don't take my word for this. Study the issues and find out for yourself. And even if you feel it's too late for yourself, consider the futures of your daughters and granddaughters. We need someone in Washington who respects women, not one who will choose one for his VP for all the wrong reasons. Barack Obama and Joe Biden are truly dedicated to improving the lives of women.
--Jeanne Alexander,Lucas

From the Sun Sentinel - "Independent says that Obama was easy choice for President"

I guess that I am the target audience for the Obama and McCain decision. I am an Independent voter in the state of Ohio. Once again, I believe that Independents from Ohio will decide the election.
Over the years I have voted for Democrats, Republicans and even Ross Perot. This year, I am voting for Barack Obama. It was a pretty easy choice.
Why do I say this and what do I want? I want the war in Iraq to end. I want someone to look out for the middle class. I want to hold Wall Street accountable for its actions. I want to find alternative energy sources in order to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. I want both political parties to work together. I want a vice president that does not embarrass this country. I want this country to work with our allies, instead of pushing them around.
In my opinion, "trickle down economics" is not working. Unchecked free trade is not working. Letting the free market manage Social Security will not work. Putting health care completely in the hands of the free market without regulation will not work.
--North Ridgeville

From the Canton Repository - "Want to hear the sound of jobs in Stark again? Then vote for Barack Obama"

Last summer, a young woman moved in beside me on Genoa Avenue. After a cool, clear evening, she had to ask what that odd pounding noise was that she heard in the night. "A forge," I told her, and proceeded to explain the complicated process of drop forging and how that bass note boom made tools.
It dawned on me later that I could have given her a very simple answer. "That sound is the sound of industry."
I could have gone on to say. "Listen closely, as it soon may be gone."
So much of our county is filled with the deafening quiet one can hear only in an empty sweeper plant, or standing in the vast, unfilled parking lot of a vacant steel mill.
These haunting silences are the echoes of the Bush administration. An administration which has, by its promotion of unfair trade deals and tax breaks for companies that take their business off-shore, caused the loss of over 180,000 jobs in Ohio. That is 61 jobs a day!
If we, the voters, choose a candidate who has voted more than 90 percent of the time with George Bush, what will we hear for the next four — or eight — years?
Silence.
One big, empty silence.
On Election Day, remember that when you touch that screen, the sound it makes will echo through our future.
If you choose to elect Barack Obama, you are choosing to change that sound to the sound of steel mills building wind turbines. To the sound of molds filling with plastic, forming solar panels to help bring us out of this energy crisis. To the sweet sound of jobs, and a healthy middle class.
Make that sound, people!
--Barbara Lewis, Perry Township

Why do YOU support Barack Obama? Why are YOU going to vote for him today?

Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Mansfield News Journal, Coshocton Tribune Endorse Obama!

Michael in Ohio — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:08:02 EST

It's catching on: newspapers across the Buckeye state are backing Barack Obama for President--even in places where it wouldn't seem likely.

This past week, the papers in Lancaster, Mansfield, and Coshocton announced their support for Obama. Here are portions of each endorsement:

The next president will inherit a divided country, two wars burgeoning federal deficit, and a turbulent economy that has shed thousands of jobs, especially in Ohio, just this year alone. These times call for an extraordinary leader - one with a clear vision for our future as one nation, and the demonstrated steadiness and intelligence to set us on a new path.

We believe Obama is that person, and the one best suited to lead this country and help Fairfield County residents. We support Obama on several issues, but we've listed three we believe are most important to this community.
Ohio has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. Residents are asked to support tax increase every year. Your pocketbook is not a Republican or Democratic issue. It's a human issue.

Obama's tax plan would provide a tax decrease for families with incomes less than $250,000. He plans to pay for it by eliminating President Bush's tax cuts for the wealthiest in our country.

At this critical juncture in history, with our country facing unprecedented challenges at home and abroad, Barack Obama is the right choice to become the 44th president of the United States.

The problems we face today require a new approach, new ideas and a renewed willingness to work in collaboration with conservatives, liberals and moderates.

The 47-year-old U.S. Senator from Illinois has demonstrated a willingness and ability to do all of these things.

As a candidate, Obama has built a broad base of supporters; an inclusive group that crosses lines of race, gender, income and other essential constituents.
We believe Obama offers the best opportunity to begin crossing these demographic and political fault lines, working for consensus and in communicating new directions and ideas to a nation badly in need of leadership.

Obama's personal background will assist in this effort. Diversity and acceptance of others and their ideas are critical today and Obama's understanding of these concepts through his own life experiences is a major advantage he holds over McCain.

America is in a real financial crisis, the worst since the Great Depression. But the truth is, Ohio has been in an economic free fall since the day George W. Bush took office.

The Buckeye State never recovered from the post-Sept. 11 recession. Ohio has lost almost 250,000 manufacturing jobs since 2000. The exodus from Coshocton alone has been devastating - General Electric, JII, Royce Craft Baskets and Pretty Products, to name a few. Our 9.1 percent unemployment rate is higher than the Ohio rate of 7.2 percent and well above the national average of 6.1 percent.

So if you focus on the key issues of jobs, jobs and jobs, only one candidate offers a forward-thinking plan for the future. That is why four of the Tribune's five editorial board members urge you to support Barack Obama for president of the United States.
Obama's detailed proposals offer a better alternative for virtually everyone in Coshocton County. His plan would cut taxes for all but the wealthiest individuals. He understands the urgent need for health care we can afford, and our nation's desire to end our unnecessary foray into Iraq.

Most important, Obama maintains the calm temperament needed during a time of crisis. He is a clear thinker who knows how to get his points across.

Buckeyes agree--Ohio needs Barack Obama. So let's get out the vote. Now.

The Ohio Ground Game Dominates: Canvassing for Change in the Buckeye State

Michael in Ohio — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:48:47 EST

Canvassing is the meat and potatoes of the field effort here, and in that regard the Ohio Campaign for Change has created an incredible machine. Built by Neighborhood Team Leaders, operated by teams, this movement is almost totally run by volunteers. They take responsibility, and they get the job done.

And often "the job" means knocking on a lot of doors. Like a whole lot of doors. Like more than 385,000 doors in one weekend. Ohio took on the Obama field staff in Pennsylvania and avenged the Buckeyes' football loss by besting them by 7000 doors. Other statistics from that week include:

691,858 - Phone calls placed to fellow Ohioans by volunteers across the state last week
463,958 - Number of doors knocked last week
385,684 - Number of doors knocked last weekend
9,712 - Number of volunteers knocking doors last weekend to help beat Pennsylvania

Much of that ground firepower comes from setting up shop in areas that have never seen a field force from a Democratic candidate, ever--like in Dover, where a supporter created her own unstealable version of a yard sign

Unsurprisingly, the press has taken notice of the Campaign for Change's serious ground game advantage. Here is just some of the coverage from over the last couple months, regarding the field effort. Click the link to be taken to the article:

And finally, a recent article from the Los Angeles Times:

Reporting from Delaware, Ohio — John McCain has targeted this wealthy area just north of Columbus as one of 15 counties in Ohio where he needs to drive up his vote tally if he is to beat Barack Obama on Tuesday in this must-win state.

But on Friday night, only nine volunteers manned the 24 phones in the McCain campaign office. The phone bank began operating on a daily basis just two weeks ago. And only five people have shown up on most weekdays since then to canvas local neighborhoods.
Obama's campaign, in contrast, has flooded this Republican bastion with volunteers. Some canvassers first hit the winding streets of nearby subdivisions in March during the Democratic primary, and they have worked almost nonstop ever since in search of supporters.

Ohio is a battleground in the presidential race, and here's the view on the front line: McCain's get-out-the-vote operation has struggled to build momentum, and it appears outgunned by Obama's.

This time, the Democrats have shifted strategies -- and may have the upper hand.

Learning from the Bush effort, Obama has taken his fight directly into suburban and rural GOP strongholds in an effort to curb McCain's potential margins. Obama has 82 offices in the state, nearly twice as many as McCain. Labor unions are backing his effort with more than 12,000 volunteers.

"McCain does not have the kind of ground organization that Obama has, not even close," said Nancy Martorano, associate professor of political science at the University of Dayton.

"I've never seen anything like the Obama ground game," agreed Paul Beck, professor of political science at Ohio State University in Columbus. "It is light-years ahead of what the Democrats did four years ago."

It's not too late to get in on the action. Help get out the vote tomorrow. It's your very last chance to get involved.

All Walks of Life: Supporters in Ohio

Michael in Ohio — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:02:06 EST

This election will be an extra special one for Barack supporter Suzanne McDaniel Hayes. Not only because Barack is a special kind of candidate, but also because Suzanne has cancer, and might not make it to next November.

TheStory.org has a profile of her on their site, which begins like this:

Suzanne McDaniel Hayes has always been a committed voter, but this year she is more determined than ever to vote. Suzanne is terminally ill with cancer, but she's hoping to live long enough to cast her ballot for the last time in her life. As she tells Dick, she's trying to set an example for her three children. She intends to go to the poll with her son, who will be voting for the first time.

Click HERE for the full story - just scroll down to "October 3rd."

Some people base their support in enthusiasm for the Vice Presidential candidate Senator Joe Biden--check out what a few volunteers cooked up for the Vice Presidential debate a couple weeks ago:

Some Ohioans have specific policy concerns: this well known Columbus blogger declares on his blog The Walker Evans Effect that he's supporting Barack because of his urban policy.

And then there are the not-quite-supporters. When Barack recently went on a five-city tour of Ohio, he stopped between Cincinnati and Portsmouth at a diner in Georgetown. He had a funny encounter with the self-declared die-hard Republican owner of the diner... Barack may or may not have won him over, but as the following article from the Dayton Daily News makes clear, he's certainly benefitting from his diner's newfound fame:

Don't tell restaurant owner Bill Seip that Democrat Barack Obama is bad for business.

Seip knows better.

It's been more than a week since Obama made his surprise stop at Seip's Fireside Restaurant in Georgetown on Thursday, Oct. 9, and folks in the Brown County village still are buzzing about it, said Seip.

The last presidential campaign visit came from William Jennings Bryan in the early 1900s, said Seip.

Ulysses S. Grant, the great Union Civil War general and the first Ohio-born president, moved with his family to Georgetown soon after his birth in Point Pleasant in nearby Clermont County in 1822 but nobody way back then knew Grant was headed for the White House.

At the Fireside, Obama ordered up a "Big O" burger — a double cheeseburger – and coconut cream pie to go. Gov. Ted Strickland, Obama's traveling companion and guide through Ohio's Appalachian region, had lemon pie.

The day after Obama's stop, Seip made the "Big O" the daily special and dubbed it the "Obama Burger."

"I liked the guy myself," Seip, 46, said of Obama. "He was really down to earth. The way he took care of everybody. He was a nice guy."

Why are you a supporter? Do you have a special story? Let us know in the comments section below.

The Dawn has come

rusty — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:04:10 EST

So sorry to hear of the passing of Barack's grandmother. My deepest sympathies go to Barack, and his family. What I would like Barack to try and realize at this moment is just how large that family is now. We are all hurting for his loss. There is a saying that I believe fits right now. It goes like this, "Death is not the blowing out of a candle, it is the turning off of the light because the dawn has come." Tomorrow is that dawn Barack, for a new chapter in your life, and the history of these United States. We share your grief, but, at the same time, we are eternally grateful to that wonderful woman for her part in molding you into the man you are. Thank you Tutu, and thank you Barack. God Bless.

A Look Back at Life in the Field

Michael in Ohio — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:10:31 EST

With the Ohio Campaign for Change's sprawling and aggressive ground efforts, volunteers have been engaged for months now in every single part of Ohio. In terms of their activities, they've done everything you'd expect from a campaign, and much much more. Sure there's been canvassing, phonebanking, and data entry, but there have also been house meetings, debate watch parties, birthday pot lucks, booths at festivals--too much to name. Here is a look at some moments from all the activity in the field over the last five months.

Back in September, Field Organizer Liz, in Port Clinton, held a very special house meeting... on an island!

John Donne's observation that "no man is an island" was the theme of last week's Obama house meeting on, well, an island. Marty and Kelly, longtime residents of Put-in-Bay, rounded up a dozen of their friends to talk about how high the stakes are in this election. Every vote in every precinct of Ohio -- including the hundreds that will be cast for Barack and Joe at polling places in the middle of Lake Erie -- will make the difference this year.

In Marion, a debate watch party did its job--drew an undecided into the fold. Field Organizer Hannah snapped a picture:

Anderson Township, in Cincinnati, is known as a historically conservative area. Which is exactly why volunteers held neighborhood meetings there, so that Obama supporters would know they're not alone! Local team leader Vanessa writes a moving account of the Anderson Township meeting--where everyone seemed to be shocked by the turnout:

I have been campaigning in this little conservative village for some time now. People are very reserved and do not like to talk about politics. And I'm just witnessing the power of Obama message. People are tired of war, are tired of unaffordable health care or schools not up to the level of the global economy. But they have also find a leader who gives them hope that things can be improved if we just work hard. And people are demonstrating their desire for a better country that goes beyond their personal interest. We had about 50 people convening at the Anderson Center to learn about the campaign and its grassroots effort, and to share their extraordinary and ordinary stories. I myself learned form my parents and relatives, who lived the end of World War II, how horrible is the war from their stories. I moved from Italy, where I grew up, to Japan and now I have been leaving in Cincinnati for 7 years. I was never in favor of the war in Iraq since the beginning. I would like my daughters to grow in a world as peaceful as possible. Another lady at the meeting told us her story about her childhood in Korea during Korean War and Vietnam War, and described them as an horrible experience, and she wish other people don't suffer as she and her family did. Unaffordable health care and schools that are not able to prepare future generation to compete in the global economy were also some of the reasons Anderson residents are choosing Obama as their next President of the United States. The meeting was a very energizing experience and I'll keep working with those new friends to elect Barack Obama our next President of Unites States.

Finally, Courtney has this heartwarming story from canvassing last weekend:

TaLisa and I canvassed Ward 4 today, a very economically depressed area of Columbus. Several voters that we spoke to felt that their vote would not count even though they were registered.
Amidst all this, there two young boys that were playing football with an empty Gatorade bottle across the street from our targeted doors.

These two boys, in the third and fourth grade, helped direct us to which doors were occupied. After several not-homes, we stopped to talk to them and asked if they knew Barack Obama. The fourth grader did, but the third grader did not. We gave them literature and told them to take it to their parents…
And they sat down on the sidewalk where they were playing and began reading it out loud to one another and expressed they were excited about taking it with them to school.

Do you have a story from volunteering? What kind of Obama activity has gone on in your area in the last five months? Let us know in the comment section below.

And it's not too late to make some memories in these last days of the campaign. Sign up to get out the vote right now.

Monday Polling Crack

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:02:04 EST

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/monday-polling.html

Good info that helps bring it to a close

Hip-Hop Stars Stump For Obama In South Florida

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:49:26 EST

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/03/hip-hop-stars-stump-for-o_n_140457.html

Shuster, McCain Flack Battle Over Palin, First Amendment

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:48:41 EST

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/02/shuster-mccain-flack-batt_n_140186.html

He deserves his own show

Republicans Scrambling to Save Seats in Congress

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:47:36 EST

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/03/us/politics/03cong.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin

Voting Lines Stretch To Eight Hours

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:38:28 EST

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/03/voting-lines-stretch-to-e_n_140401.html

I actually look at this in a positive way, it shows people are excited and people are voting

Final National Polls

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:35:58 EST

NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl 11/01 - 11/02 1011 LV 3.1 51 43 Obama +8

Rasmussen Reports 10/31 - 11/02 3000 LV 2.0 52 46 Obama +6

Gallup 10/31 - 11/02 2472 LV 2.0 55 44 Obama +11

Diageo/Hotline 10/31 - 11/02 887 LV 3.3 50 45 Obama +5

Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby 10/31 - 11/02 1201 LV 2.9 51 44 Obama +7

CNN/Opinion Research 10/30 - 11/01 714 LV 3.5 53 46 Obama +7

CBS News 10/30 - 11/01 607 LV -- 54 41 Obama +13

GWU/Battleground 10/29 - 11/02 800 LV 3.5 50 44 Obama +6

Pew Research 10/29 - 11/01 2587 LV 2.0 52 46 Obama +6

IBD/TIPP 10/29 - 11/01 844 LV 3.4 47 45 Obama +2 A

BC News/Wash Post 10/29 - 11/01 2172 LV 2.5 54 43 Obama +11

Marist 10/29 - 10/29 543 LV 4.5 50 43 Obama +7

Call Ohio Now!

Michael in Ohio — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:07:06 EST

Are you not from Ohio and want to help the state go blue? ARE from Ohio and want to reach some fellow Buckeyes so you can be proud on Election Night? Then call Ohio voters now! Just click the button below:

Reaching out to still undecided voters one of the best things you can do right now, during this get-out-the-vote effort. Many of the people you call will already be supporters--they just need a reminder to go and vote! If you click the button above, you'll get directions and a list of people to call--the campaign makes everything very easy and unintimidating for you.

This movement has always been about neighbors talking to neighbors about what they see in Barack Obama, and it's going to end that way too--right now hundreds of thousands of people across the United States are organizing and going door to door and calling voters. Now is your final chance to get involved. Don't let this moment pass you by.

Call Ohio now. It's waiting to hear from you.

Hockey moms for Obama

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:13:33 EST

http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/10/29/hockey_mom/

This is really funny

A Picture of a Movement: Profiles of Ohio Volunteers

Michael in Ohio — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:18:46 EST

Right now, tens of thousands of volunteers are getting out the vote for Barack Obama, in this final stage of the Election. Their work is crucial--now more than ever--so in honor of them, the Ohio Campaign for Change takes a look at some of the people who make this campaign the powerhouse that it is.

Marion is practically a celebrity in the world of Obama volunteers. She recently had a whole article written about her and her dedication to volunteering in the Dayton Daily News, entitled "Fairborn Grandmother Hits the Streets for Obama." Hers is a special story--she got involved in the campaign shortly after her husband Lanny died from cancer, after losing his job and being left without health insurance. She's featured in two YouTube videos hugging Barack at rallies in the Dayton area, but more importantly, she makes an appearance as a Neighborhood Team Leader in this video from the campaign. She's the one who makes the joke about the conservative politics of Greene County, where she lives:

(It's not too late to be a leader in your neighborhood-- sign up to get out the vote right now).

Many an Ohio Field Organizer sings the praises of his or her best volunteers. Here's some appreciation from Tommy:

Sherill, one of my NTL's, tore something in her foot (doctors think it might be a stressed ligament or something) while canvassing earlier this week. That shift she got something like 85 doors. When she called me this evening, I was expecting her to cancel her shift tomorrow to go door to door, but instead she called to tell me that if she wrapped her foot in an Ace bandage and wore the right shoes, she could walk on the foot. She said that we only had a few days until the election and that she didn’t have time to not be on the doors. And so, with a wrapped foot, she’s going to lead a canvass tomorrow of 12 volunteers. Not a story from today’s work, but worth noting nonetheless.

Here's a picture of Mr. Hanna--as his Field Organizer Seth describes him: "86 years old, fired up and making calls."

Richard in Scioto County recounts a day of activity amongst his volunteers:

Volunteers traveled out to the home of Christina, our Western Scioto Neighborhood Team Leader who already had their maps, clipboards and sign-in sheets prepared. Christina gave an inspiring training, explaining to the students why she supports Obama and then allowing them to share as well. They knocked on doors, and found a stray dog that they promptly named “Scioto.” They took the dog and themselves out to the Scioto County Sorghum Festival, where they helped us sign up supporters at the Democratic Party booth. They and their new dog “Scioto” are now sitting fat and happy, bellies full of sorghum molasses, making phone calls here in the office.

And finally, Graham in Lawrence County swears by his tough guy volunteer, Sparky:

Sparky -- Charles if you look him up in the voter file -- is seen here posing in front of his truck, with the Lawrence County Democratic Headquarters and the Lawrence County Courthouse in the backdrop. Sparky makes sure that everyone in Lawrence County is properly registered to vote and makes sure that people are voting for Sen. Obama. Sparky doesn't understand how we are spending ten BILLION dollars each month in Iraq paving roads, building hospitals, and improving infrastructure in Iraq when there is no hospital in Lawrence County and people worry when they drive over the Ironton-Russell bridge because of its dilapidated condition. Sparky doesn't understand why the people in the upper echelons of society are relishing in the Bush tax cuts when people who depend on fixed incomes are spending a large fraction of it on soaring health care costs. Sparky doesn't understand these things because it is hard to understand that these things are happening in America. What Sparky does understand is that in America, we can do better. Sparky works everyday telling people he talks to in Lawrence County that in order for us to do better as a nation, they need to vote for Sen. Obama and that Sen. Obama is not going to take away his guns. Sparky knows that Sen. Obama is a supporter of the 2nd Amendment as he is. That is why he has two GUN OWNER for Obama stickers on his truck.

Are you a volunteer--a part of the backbone of this campaign? Give us your story in the comments section below.

NEW Q- POLL Obama up in FL,PA,OH

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:40:59 EST

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/3/81935/3337/840/649033

Not bad at all

FL- Obama 47, Mccain 45
PA- Obama 52, Mccain 42
OH- Obama 50, Mccain 43

Understanding Obamacons II

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:29:21 EST

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/understanding-1.html

Understanding Obamacons II

A reader writes:

I think it is very simple. I was with a woman this week who is in her sixties. She told me that she has voted Republican her entire life and this year she is voting for Obama. Her reason; John McCain is too erratic and too much of a hot head and Sarah Palin is completely unqualified. I think many "Obamacons" simply love this country more than they do their ideology.

Another adds:

Larison suggests that Obama is an unthinkable option for a real conservative. This is simply wrong. Many of the Obamacons are not just deciding it's more important to punish McCain; they actually believe Obama will result in a government as small or smaller than that of McCain, that he will pursue a more conservative agenda in foreign affairs, and that his social policy, based on a combination of libertarian values and personal morality will also be more conservative overall.

Part of the Obamacon phenomenon is certainly a rejection of McCain. But this is missing something. Some pro-lifers, for example, are beginning to embrace the idea that the best way to reduce abortions is to flood society with life-positive options, including more money for low-income health care. This has especially taken hold among Catholic pro-lifers as opposed to evangelicals because there is a deep and strong tradition for social welfare in the Catholic world.
Obama embodies this type of thinking to his soul. I think, and I could be projecting here a bit, that the reason for the size of the Obamacon phenomenon is that some conservatives in the libertarian, realist, and religious categories are acting on the sense that Obama is one of them. It's not about any one policy. It's that when they hear him talk, they recognize their own kind of thinking. He is reasoned, thoughtful, temperate, ethical. While they may worry about this policy or that, they have a gut feeling that they trust him to be making the decisions.

That certainly captures his appeal to me.

OT: Facte of day

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:28:01 EST

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/face-of-the-day.html

Oh the dog is so cute

Obamacon Watch: Another one again

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:21:37 EST

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/obamacon-watch.html

wow they keep coming:

Obamacon Watch

Jeffrey Hart, one of the intellectual founders of modern American conservatism, founder of the Dartmouth Review, and a private source of much intellectual solace these past few years, makes it all explicit:

Republican President George W. Bush has not been a conservative at all, either in domestic policy or in foreign policy. He invaded Iraq on the basis of abstract theory, the very thing Burke warned against. Bush aimed to turn Iraq into a democracy, “a beacon of liberty in the Middle East,” as he explained in a radio address in April 2006.
I do not recall any “conservative” publication mentioning those now memorable words “Sunni,” “Shia,” or “Kurds.” Burke would have been appalled at the blindness to history and to social facts that characterized the writing of those so-called conservatives.
Obama did understand.

In his now famous 2002 speech, while he was still a state senator in Illinois, he said: “I know that a successful war against Iraq will require a US occupation of undetermined length, of undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences. I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without international support will fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than the best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of al Qaeda. I’m not opposed to all wars. I’m opposed to dumb wars.”
Burke would have agreed entirely, and admired the cogency of so few words. And one thing I know is that both Nixon and Reagan would have agreed. Both were prudential and successful conservatives. But all the organs of the conservative movement followed Bush over the cliff—as did John McCain.

The View From Your Election: Ohio

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:20:10 EST

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/the-view-from-3.html

Ohio will be for OBAMA!!!!

reader writes:

I voted yesterday at the Montgomery County, Ohio, board of elections building in downtown Dayton and it will an event I will remember for a long time. It took 3.5 hours of waiting in three separate areas until my number was called. I was number 23XX and the queue was moving in groups of ten. When my number was called and I was sitting at the desk of one of the poll volunteers I had a few minutes to ask her impressions. She said that the day before some 3,000 people came out to vote but she was shocked by Saturday's turnout. She went on to say that the Red Cross has donated cots so the polling volunteers have something to sleep on, so I guess they're staying overnight in the building.
Then to top it off, when I get to a makeshift booth I was next to a blind guy who kept asking where the lever was to make his selection. The lady with him explained that there is no lever and then he responded that this is the first time he has voted in 30 years. By the time I finished, I met back with my wife. She said the election officials were handing out numbers in the 8000 range.

On Tuesday, I'll be opening up the blog all day to you, the readers, until the polls close. Call it: The View From Your Election. Send me anecdotes, stories, and photos that capture what your election day was like. Keep them short if you can, and no photos in polling places. But let's have a record of what the day will be like, in all its varieties.

McCain's Only Path

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:18:40 EST

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/mccains-only-pa.html

Thank you Chuck Todd

For Obama, Is Arizona Realistic?

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:17:13 EST

http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/11/for_obama_is_arizona_realistic.php

interesting analysis,I think he can

"My Wife Made Me Canvas For Obama"

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:10:02 EST

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/my-wife-made-me.html

And this white middle-aged banker who voted for Bush discovered what's actually happening:

Instead of walking the tree-lined streets near our home, my wife and I were instructed to canvass a housing project. A middle-aged white couple with clipboards could not look more out of place in this predominantly black neighborhood. We knocked on doors and voices from behind carefully locked doors shouted, "Who is it?" "We're from the Obama campaign," we'd answer.
And just like that doors opened and folks with wide smiles came out on the porch to talk.

Grandmothers kept one hand on their grandchildren and made sure they had all the information they needed for their son or daughter to vote for the first time. Young people came to the door rubbing sleep from their eyes to find out where they could vote early, to make sure their vote got counted. We knocked on every door we could find and checked off every name on our list. We did our job, but Obama may not have been the one who got the most out of the day's work.

Read the whole thing. It gave me goose-bumps.

"I Apologize To The McCain People"

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:04:39 EST

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/i-apologize-to.html

Oh no, I think he said it best the first time

QVC Campaigning

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:03:15 EST

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/qvc-campaigning.html

Give credit where credit is due, it was funny

Sarkozy On Line Two

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:01:37 EST

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/sarkozy-calling.html

that was so funny

A Republican Pollster Speaks

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:00:20 EST

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/a-republican-po.html

"I cannot foresee a scenario that John McCain is elected president of the United States," - Frank Luntz, on the BBC today.

Darth Cheney Lends A Hand

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:59:20 EST

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/darth-cheney-le.html

Now that is one endorsement I would give back

New PPP polls out in PA, VA, OH, NC, MT, FL - O leads in all 6

colonial82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:51:11 EST

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/3/23934/8270/334/650564

YES WE CAN

Pennsylvania: Obama +8
Obama 53
McCain 45

Virginia: Obama +6
Obama 52 (52)
McCain 46 (43)

Ohio: Obama +2
Obama 50 (51)
McCain 48 (44)

North Carolina: Obama +1
Obama 50 (49)
McCain 49 (48)

Montana results now out:

Obama 48
McCain 47
Ron Paul 4

Florida results now out:

Obama 50 (48)
McCain 48 (47)

Last Chance to Vote Early!

Michael in Ohio — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:38:42 EST

All sources are saying there is going to be a historically humungous turnout on Tuesday. But more than a million people in Ohio have gotten the job done already by voting early. (Now they can devote their time on Election Day to getting out the vote!)

(Above cartoon is from the Kenyon Collegian)

Here are some stories from a few excited early voters:

Robyn from Fairborn: The highlight of this experience was seeing all of the young people who showed up to vote. I'm only 30 years old, however, I rarely see young people voting when I arrive at the polls. This has certainly been a moving experience.

Kollin from Columbus: I was very encouraged to see tons of enthusiastic Barack Obama supporters out in front of the veterans building where I voted. I brought my brother along and made him vote as well. Because I was so impressed with how easy it was to vote, I made calls to all my family and friends to go out and vote as well, I even figured out early vote locations and got them directions to these locations. I'm excited about our chances here in Ohio.

Jared in South Zanesville: I was so proud to be able to walk in and cast my vote for Senators Obama & Biden (along with a host of other Democrats in state and local offices). I am too young to have taken part in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, but I could not help but think I was doing something important to advance civil rights, end poverty, improve health care, expand civil liberties and make America economically strong again. I actually sat there for a moment after filling out my ballot just to be present in the moment. I then went to the local Obama headquarters and made phone calls to undecided voters for 3 hours!!!!!!

Make the pledge to vote early. Or just find your early vote location using the tool below:

Hungry for change? Why wait?

Bruce and Barack Share the Stage in Cleveland

Michael in Ohio — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:21:06 EST

Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama held a rally in Cleveland tonight. Bruce played, Barack spoke, both their families were there, and so were 80,000 other people. As Barack got to the conclusion of his speech--which was simultaneously a closing argument for change, and a call to push ahead for the final two days--it began to rain.

Words (and even pictures, really) do not do it justice. But you can get an idea of the moment by watching this video, which captures the same speech, as well as the sense of urgency and historic weight that was in the air:

More than anything, Barack's message was about the country coming together to solve its problems. It was about how America belongs to everyone--no one is more or less American than anyone else. Fittingly, just a few minutes before, Bruce had played the Woodie Guthrie classic "This Land is Your Land." You can take a listen to the performance right here:

Between songs, Bruce told the crowd what Barack Obama, and this moment in our history as a country, means to him and his music. Although long, it is one of the best and most powerful articulations of the importance of this moment as you will ever hear.

I've spent 35 years writing about America and its people--what does it mean to be an American, what's our duties and our responsibilities, what are our reasonable expectations when we live in a free society. I really never saw myself as partisan but more as an advocate for a set of ideas: economic and social justice, America as a positive influence around the world, truth, transparency, and integrity in government, the right of every American to have a job, a living wage, to be educated in a decent school, and to a life filled with the dignity of work, promise and the sancitity of home. These are the things that make a life. These are the things that build and define a society. I think that these are the things we think of on the deepest level when we think about our freedoms. But today those freedoms have been damaged and curtailed by 8 years of a thoughtless, reckless, and morally adrift administration. But we're at the crossroads today.
I've spent most of my life as a musician measuring the distance in my music between the American Dream and the American reality. I look around today and for many Americans who are losing their jobs or their homes or seeing their retirement funds disappear or their health care, or have been abandoned in their inner cities, the distance between that dream and that reality has grown greater and more painful than ever. I believe that Senator Obama has taken the measure of that distance in his own life and in his own work. And I believe that he understands in his heart the cost of that distance in blood and in suffering in the lives of everyday Americans. And I believe as President he'll work to bring that promise back to life and into the lives of so many of our fellow Americans who have justifiably lost faith in its meaning.
Now, in my job I travel around the world and I occasionally play to big stadiums or crowds like this, just like Senator Obama does. And I continue to find out that where ever I go, America remains a repository for people's hopes, their desires; it remains a house of dreams. And a thousand George Bushes and a thousand Dick Cheneys will never be able to tear that house down. That's something that only we can do, and we're not going to let that happen. This administration will be leaving office--that's the good news. The bad news is they're going to be dumping in our laps the national tragedies of Katrina, Iraq, and our financial crisis. Our house of dreams has been abused, it's been looted, and it's been left in a terrible state of disrepair. It needs defending against those who would sell it down the river for power, for influence, or a quick buck. It needs strong arms, strong hearts, strong minds. We need someone with Senator Obama's understanding, his temperateness, his deliberativeness, his maturity, his pragmatism, his toughness, and his faith.
But most of all it needs us. It needs you and it needs me, and he's gonna need us. 'Cause all that a nation has that keeps it from coming apart is the social contract between us, between its citizens. And whatever grace God has decided to impart to us, it resides in us, it resides in our connection with one another. In honoring the life and the hopes and the dreams of the man or the woman up the street or across town--that's where we make our small claim upon heaven.
Now in recent years, that social contract's been shredded. Look around today and you can see it shredding before our eyes. But tonight and today we are at the crossroads. We are at the crossroads, and it's been a long long long time coming.
I'm honored to be here on the same stage as Senator Obama. From the beginning, there's been something in Senator Obama that's called upon our better angels, and i suspect it's because he's had a life where he's had to so often call upon his better angels. And we're going to need all the angels we can get on the hard road ahead. So Senator Obama, help us rebuild our house, big enough for the dreams from all our citizens. 'Cause how well we accomplish this task will tell us just what it does mean to be an American in the new century, what the stakes are, and what it means to live in a free society.
So I don't know about you, but I know I want my country back, I want my dream back, I want my America back. Now is the time to stand with Barack Obama, and Joe Biden, roll up our sleeves, and come on up for the rising.

Gallup's Final Poll: 55% Obama, 44% McCain

colonial82 — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:36:23 EST

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/2/224540/031/473/650417

Oh my and great pics of Ohio

PPP FINAL VA Poll: Obama 52 McCain 46

colonial82 — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:32:14 EST

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/2/23056/6869/458/650432

I think VA is a win for Obama

John Boehner attacks obama ground game in OHIO while stuffing his face

colonial82 — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:31:02 EST

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/2/224629/981/478/650420

Wow, he will see how our GOTV is here in OH and then we should use it against him

College Paper Endorsements: Obama 64, McCain 1

colonial82 — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:29:23 EST

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/2/224139/480/469/650413

My question is why is there even 1 for McCain

Sorry for not posting for a while

colonial82 — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:28:07 EST

I have been doing our GOTV here in Columbus OH and it has been busy non-stop. YES WE CAN

I still say 400 EVs on Tuesday

It's Time to Have The Talk

Michael in Ohio — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:16:48 EST

As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, a recent poll found that 8% of Americans are still undecided about who to vote for.

Do you know who your parents are voting for? Your grandparents? Could they be some of those undecided voters? Maybe they're leaning the other way. This election means a lot to you--perhaps more than they know. That's why it's time to have The Talk. Take it from Natalie Portman. She filmed this message when she was in Cincinnati visiting her own grandmother (one of her parents is from Cincinnati, and actually went to the Ohio State University!)

If you click HERE to go to the The Talk page, you'll find:

ideas for how to get the conversation started
quick, easy-to-read versions of Barack's policies, and reasons you might support him that you ca communicate simply to your family
an introductory video
"Do's and Don'ts" for your conversation

Even if it seems like it might be uncomfortable or something you don't often talk about with your parents, this election is too important to avoid having this crucial conversation.

You can also use our Undecided Resources page, or show your parents the Ohio Campaign for Change video library, which captures on video a lot of the excitement and energy behind Barack's movement.

**Have you talked to your parents or grandparents about Barack? Let us know in the comments section below.

What Tax Cut Would You Get?

Michael in Ohio — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:47:31 EST

Despite the concrete fact that 95% of Americans would have their income tax cut under an Obama administration, there are still a lot of misperceptions out there about Barack's tax plan. Fortunately the campaign has created a website, http://taxcut.barackobama.com, where anyone can plug in their own income and get the truth about what kind of tax break they would get with Barack.

Recently, supporter Ed O'Neill, better known as Al Bundy from "Married with Children," was back in his hometown of Youngstown, to campaign for Barack. While there, he brought Al back to figure out what TV's favorite shoe salesman's tax cut would be under an Obama administration:

Also on taxcut.barackobama.com, you can:

read the full Obama tax plan
compare Barack's and John McCain's tax policy
have your questions answered about taxes on small businesses - to straighten out all the "Joe the Plumber" spin out there
share the tax calculator with your friends and family
and even download the calculator and put it on your own website!

Get the truth about your savings with Obama. Go to taxcut.barackobama.com, and invite your undecided friends to do the same!

It's Time to Get Out the Vote

Michael in Ohio — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:56:05 EST

For a volunteer, sometimes canvassing and making phone calls can feel like a strange endeavor. Sometimes people have already made up their minds, or they're undecided but don't want to talk about politics. Why try to talk to people who might rather be left alone?

Because it all leads up to now. Because some people were undecided and curious; they just wanted to hear what someone else had to say. Because that conversation can plant a seed in someone's head. Because now the campaign knows who is on board and who isn't, and it's just a matter of getting out the vote. All the voters Barack needs have been identified--now it's just a matter of getting them to the polls. This video breaks down what Get-Out-the-Vote is all about, and how important it is:

Never been involved before? "Get out the vote" sound like something different or intimidating? Get-out-the-vote is actually even simpler than normal volunteering. All you have to do is remind people to vote! And make sure they have a way to the polls, and encourage them to vote early! As I said before, there's not much convincing--these voters have been identified as Barack supporters. Click HERE to sign up to help out in the last couple days.

Reminding voters, and driving from the office to the polls, and providing food and drink for other volunteers doesn't sound too hard, does it? Sign up now. Maybe you'll be treated to some Get-out-the-vote cookies, like these ones in the Mansfield office!

Do you want to say you were around when history happened? Or do you want to say you were a part of history?

So Long, October; Hello, Mr. November

Michael in Ohio — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:19:25 EDT

Halloween has passed, so October is over! Which means America is just three days away from electing a new President, and hopefully realizing this incredible movement with an Obama White House.

And like all of the last few months, October was full of Obama activity appropriate for the season. A perfect example is the website www.yeswecarve.com, with multiple Barack O'Lanterns on display for Halloween.

Ohio has its own fall customs too, and Barack supporters made sure to infuse their love of the candidate with these traditions. Doug, from the Rural Team, has a report from the Pumpkin Show in Circleville:

One of Central Ohio’s biggest festivals of the year, the Circleville Pumpkin Show enjoyed some great weather and tens of thousands of people. I saw about 15 city blocks packed with people enjoying food, crafts, rides, parades, and bands. The “Greatest Free Show on Earth” awarded first place to the largest pumpkin (over 1300 pounds) and featured every imaginable type of pumpkin fare.
I sampled pumpkin burgers, pumpkin cheese cake, pumpkin cannoli, and, of course, pumpkin pie. Beyond the enthusiasm for the orange, I saw some great enthusiasm for Obama. This young family proudly sports their Obama stickers.
And finally, the Obama pumpkin at the Pickaway Dem booth, that smartly wears a stocking cap to meet the October chill.

Lastly, a couple weeks ago, after the Toledo area knocked an unprecedented 28,883 doors, local Field Organizer Liz carved her own Barack O'Lantern in celebration:

And with all this energy and enthusiasm, plus everyone helping to get out the vote, in a couple days this amazing campaign will prove Barack Obama to be Mr. November--no longer Senator, but President-elect!

Do your part. Get out the vote.

Joe the Senator and Jill the Doctor Rock the House in Marion

Michael in Ohio — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:42:53 EDT

Marion-Harding High School has had thousands of Presidents roam its halls (the school mascot is the President); but today they welcomed the man who many hope to be the Vice President, and his wife. Those in the gymnasium were fired up and anxious to see Senator Joe and Dr. Jill Biden.

They were preceded by a local volunteer, who talked about how her simple request for a yard sign had turned into a months-long commitment to Barack's movement. When she asked how many in the crowd were also volunteers, a good half of those in attendance raised their hands. She invited everyone present to "join our army" of volunteers, who these days are busy reminding people of where to vote, when to vote, and how to vote.

Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher also made an appearance, using his own story about how he won his position by a mere 1,234 votes (less than 1 vote per precinct) in 2006 to reiterate how no one should take any votes for granted, no matter what the polls say (Senator John Kerry lost Ohio by only 9 votes per precinct).

A few minutes later, Dr. Jill took the stage, and talked about her relationship with her husband, and the kind of man he is. She talked about how both of them know the struggles families go through, how both of them worked as teenagers to pay their way through college.

And then with the roar of the crowd behind him, Joe got on the mike. He captured the audience's attention by varying between an almost whispered tone, and one of shouted encouragement. He talked about he and Jill's background, but more than anything he talked about the future.

Good policies aren't enough. We need to put the past behind us, and come together as one country.

He related this to the strategy of the other side, which, as he said, continues to "beat the drum of our differences," in the absence of solutions to the real problems that face us.

They've called Barack every name in the book. But if you choose hope over fear, if you talk to your friends and neighbors, then in the next three days, we'll all call Barack a different name: Mr. President.

He closed by firing up the crowd more than this blogger has ever seen at any other event... ever. He laid out how bad the scene was for Ohio working families, but then, using his dad's words of encouragement for when he would get knocked down as a kid, he told Ohio to "GET UP. GET UP, OHIO!" And get up they did.

Get up, Ohio. Get out the vote, win Barack the presidency, and get Ohio back on the path to prosperity.

Yes we can.

Kids for Obama Committee: Elijah Lutz, President

Michael in Ohio — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:27:36 EDT

From Field Organizer Graham, in Lawrence County:

A lot of times people say that they can't come in to help because they've got kids. Elijah Lutz has solved this dilemma by forming the Kids for Obama Committee. Even though he can't vote, Elijah knows that electing Senator Obama is important to his future. The Lawrence County Office's walls are filled with Kids for Obama Committee posters, our yard sign assembly line consists of members of the Committee and Eli has submitted the following statement:
"My Name is Eli Lutz and I am the Chairman of the Ironton Kids for Obama Committee. For eight years, we have faced many hard situations such as high taxes, too expensive health care, and leaving kids behind in education. You see, Obama has a plan for affordable health care, tax breaks for lower class citizens, and a great funding plan for education. I started this committee thinking that kids who want to help on election day who can't vote be able to help out the campaign in their own way. By spreading the word of our future, we can help get Barack Obama made the Fourty-Fourth President of the United States of America and stop a third term with Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin. Vote Obama for President, it's for our future.
Elijah L. Lutz"

Do you know a kid for Obama? Let us know in the comments section below!

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DO NOT CARE PEOPLE ,PRİVATE LİFE AGAİNST PEOPLE GİVİNG NEW KİND HOLOCAUST

TO OTHER SELECTED NATİONALİTY....WHEN I LOVE USA. THAT MEAN İS NOT BECAUSE FACE BOOK SHOULD MY ALL CONTACTS AROUND THE WORLD...SİNCE SEVERAL MONTHS IWAS USİNG MY FACEBOOK PAGE FOR ATTRACT AMERİCAN PEOPLE VOT FOR OBAMA THE WORLD PEOPLE COME TO OBAMA SİDE FOR THE FUTURE OF USA. STOP MY CONTACT ...IF FACEBOOK GOES LİKE THAT THAN VERY SOON FACEBOOK WİLL BE FAİL LİKE LEHHMAN BROTHERS....MR. MARK ZUCKERBERG AND HİS ADMİNİSTRATİON URGENT SHOULD CONTROL İN SİDE FACEBOOK CHECK THEİR STAFF..FİRST...ONLY FEW NEGATİVE PEOPLE İN FACEBOOK CAN NOT TOUCH PEOPLE PRİVATE LİFE FOR FUN...I M NOT WAİTİNG OSCAR OR ANY AWARD FROM FACEBOOK OR FROM OTHERS BUT ALSO I M

SLAVES OF ANY NEW KİND DİGİTAL WAR AND NEW TYPE HOLOCAUST ..AGAİNST PEOPLE LİFE İN ALL FİELDS... IF İ İS THUSONOMİ LİKE BİG STORM KATERİNA OR LİKE EARTHQUEK I WİLL BE DEEPLY SAD BUT NOT UNGRY...BUT WİTH THOUSNOMİ OF FACEBOOK I M DEEPLY SAD AND UNGRY BECAUSE NOW I UNDERSTOOD THE ACTİVİTİES OF FACEBOOK ..SOON FACEBOOK WİLL BE CHECK FROM AMERİCAN AUTHORİTY AND AMERİCAN MEDİA...FACEBOOK WİTH DİFFERENT MASK AND NAMEDOİNG A LOT OF UNKNOWİNG ACTİVİTİES AROUND WORLD....WİTH ALL THESEAVTİVİTİES FACEBOOK EARN BİG AMOUNT OF THE MONEY AND THAN AGAİNST THEİR MEMBERS İN WORLD WİDE...

DEAR BARACK OBAMA TELL İT THİS TO AMERİCAN MEDİA...THAN YOU WİLL SEE THİS E MAİLİS BEST AND GOOD FRİENDS OF USA AND YOU...AND ALSO FRİEND OF FACEBOOK ADMİNİSTRATİON BUT NOT FRİEND OF WHO STOP MY FACEBOOK ACCOUNT BECUSE OF MY SHARMİNG PHOTO AND ALL WORLD CONTACTSCONTACTS POSİTİVE FOR PRESİDENTİAL CANDİDATE OF USA. BARACK OBAMA.

FACEBOOK ADMİNİSTRATİON SHOULD CHECK THEİR STAFF OR THEİR TEAM OR ARMY

WHİCH ARE GİVİNG DİGİTAL WAR... TO PEOPLE...SPECİALLY THİS DİGİTAL WAR OF FACEBOOK WAR... AMERİCAN FRİENDS İN WORLD WİDE....

I EVER KEEP SAYİNG THAT ; USA. İS GREAT COUNTRY OF GREAT PEOPLE EVER..

AND SOME AMERİCAN PEOPLE SHOULD PROOF THİS AGAİN FOR THE FACEBOOK TO SEE WHAT S GOİNG ON İN FACEBOOK - EMPİRE ...THEY CONTROL THE WORLD THAN MAKE HOLOCAUST TO THOUSAND PEOPLE WİTHOUT ANY SENCE ANY RESPECT...İN MİLLENNİUM MODERN TİME .....

WİTH KİND AND WARM REGARDS, DEAR PRESİDENT OF USA. BARACK OBAMA.

NOVEMBER.01.2008

TİME: 16.15 Turkish Time

Kahta -TURKEİ Yours sincerely ;

Mustafa YILDIRIM

Freelance writer

ADDRESS :

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NEW MERHABA OTEL

02400- KAHTA - TURKEİ

MOBİL PHONE : ++ 90 537 358 29 49

FACEBOOK EMPİRE START DİGİTAL WAR

FREELANCE WRITER — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:18:27 EDT

DEAR BARACK OBAMA ,

TODAY DATE İS , NOVEMBER.01.2008 TİME:14.45 TURKİSH TİME...I KEEP PRAY

THAT AFTER THREE DAYS YOU WİLL BE NEXT PRESİDENT OF USA. FROM TODAY I GLAD TO CONRATULATİON YOU....

TO THEİR SELECTED MEMBERS OF FACEBOOK....FACEBOOK MAKE DİGİTAL WAR

GİVİNG HOLOCAUST TO PEOPLE WHİCH THEY SELECTED WİTH NAME OR NATİONS...

...YESTERDAY ,I MEAN ON THE DATE OF OCTOBER .31.2008 FACEBOOK CLOSED MY ACCOUNT ON FACEBOOK THAT REMİND ME THE HOLOCAUST ONE OF MOST HORRİFİC EVENTS OF THE 20 .CENTURY...AND REMİND ME , ANNE FRANK FAMOUS DİARY WHİLE HİDİNG FROM NAZİS DURİNG THE HOLOCAUST....

DO NOT CARE PEOPLE ,PRİVATE LİFE AGAİNST PEOPLE GİVİNG NEW KİND HOLOCAUST

FACEBOOK ADMİNİSTRATİON SHOULD CHECK THEİR STAFF OR THEİR TEAM OR ARMY

WHİCH ARE GİVİNG DİGİTAL WAR... TO PEOPLE...SPECİALLY THİS DİGİTAL WAR OF FACEBOOK WAR... AMERİCAN FRİENDS İN WORLD WİDE....

I EVER KEEP SAYİNG THAT ; USA. İS GREAT COUNTRY OF GREAT PEOPLE EVER..

WİTH KİND AND WARM REGARDS, DEAR PRESİDENT OF USA. BARACK OBAMA.

NOVEMBER.01.2008

TİME: 16.15 Turkish Time

Kahta -TURKEİ Yours sincerely ;

Mustafa YILDIRIM

Freelance writer

10/31/08 Gallup +8, +9, +11

colonial82 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:19:55 EDT

http://www.gallup.com/poll/111679/Gallup-Daily-Obamas-Lead-Widens-Some-All-Bases.aspx

Wow even LA is close

colonial82 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:09:01 EDT

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/31/122225/99/885/647963

In the telephone survey of 500 registered voters, conducted by pollster Ed Renwick, Republican Senator John McCain earns 43 percent of the vote, while Democrat Senator Barack Obama receives 40 percent. Renwick said that amounts to a statistical tie, since the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 points.

On the question of favorability, Louisiana voters give the two candidates pretty even marks. Sen. Obama registers 47 percent favorable, with Sen. McCain, 45 percent, meaning it is another statistical tie.

AZ-Pres: Neck and neck, and check out 2010

colonial82 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:07:02 EDT

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/31/11279/222/947/647893

Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 10/28-30. Likely voters. MoE 4% (No trend lines)

McCain (R) 48
Obama (D) 47

Early voters (17 percent of sample)

McCain (R) 42
Obama (D) 54

I can't believe we may actually win Arizona. And I have a bonus treat for you guys:

If the 2010 election for U.S. Senate were held today for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Janet Napolitano the Democrat and John McCain the Republican?

McCain (R) 45
Napolitano (D) 53

OBAMA GOES UP IN AZ, GA AND ND

colonial82 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:06:11 EDT

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/31/1621342.aspx#comments

Fight everywhere possible

McCain has to have campaing rally in AZ!

colonial82 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:05:27 EDT

http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&subsectionID=1&articleID=60787

Wow, how bad is AZ that he has to have this?

MSNBC Poll O 51% M 43%

colonial82 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:51:30 EDT

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27470956/

DEAR AMERİCAN FRİENDS

FREELANCE WRITER — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:46:25 EDT

DEAR AMERİCAN FRİENDS ,

Do you love USA. ? I f your answer is yes...Than vote for presidential candidate of USA. Barack OBAMA...

Do you want to see powerful future of USA. in WORLD - WİDE

If your answer is yes Than with out hasitation go to and vote for OBAMA ...

HEEEEEY ...DEAR AMERİCAN .Only your self know very well ; That what did in your Life ,untill Today ...LOVE...HATE...CRY...HAPPY...SECRET...MONEY...NEW LOVE...MARRY...DİVORCE...HAVE BABY...TRAVEL...LOOK FOR JOB...WORK HARD...STUDY...

CHANGE JOB...DRİNK...DANS...ALL THOSE SİMİLİAR ACTİVİTİES ARE İN YOUR PRİVATE LİFE...YOU ARE FREE EVER...BUT ONE TİME DO POSİTİVE FOR USA. AND VOTE FOR OBAMA ...FOR THE FUTURE OF USA. THE WORLD WANT TO VOTE FOR OBAMA WHY NOT YOU ?.... With kind and warm regards...

October.31.2003

Time.17.45 Kahta - TURKEİ Yours SİNCERELY

Mustafa YILDIRIM

Freelance writer

Colorado Agrees to Restore Voters to Rolls

colonial82 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:16:48 EDT

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/us/politics/31colorado.html?_r=2&ref=us&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Always good when voters rights are restored

And they wonder why AA's don't vote for the GOP ;(

colonial82 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:10:44 EDT

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/elections/article883431.ece

Hillsborough GOP chief denounced for forwarding e-mail
By Janet Zink, Times staff writer
In print: Friday, October 31, 2008

TAMPA — Just days before Americans vote in an election with the first black presidential nominee, the head of the Hillsborough County Republican Party sent an e-mail warning members of "the threat" of "carloads of black Obama supporters coming from the inner city to cast their votes."

The e-mail, sent Wednesday, prompted charges of racism from local GOP members and a call for David Storck, chairman of the Hillsborough Republican Party, to resign.

By Thursday afternoon, it brought condemnation from state party leaders and John McCain's campaign.

The e-mail, written in all capital letters by volunteer Ron Whitley, 72, was forwarded by Storck to about 400 party members.

It begins with the words "The Threat," and, referring to an early voting site in Temple Terrace, reads in part: "I see carloads of black Obama supporters coming from the inner city to cast their votes for Obama. This is their chance to get a black president and they seem to care little that he is at minimum, socialist, and probably Marxist in his core beliefs. After all, he is black — no experience or accomplishments — but he is black."

Near the end of the e-mail, Whitley writes: "There is only one way to stop Obama: Vote!!!"

Storck prefaced his forwarding of the e-mail by saying: "If you think it can help us win this election, please pass it on."

Curtis Stokes, a member of the Hillsborough County GOP and president of the Hillsborough chapter of the NAACP, called the e-mail racist.

"They're trying to get John McCain elected by putting fear in the minds of white people. You know, 'Do you really want to be governed by a black guy?' " Stokes said. "David Storck's not a good representative of the Republican Party if that's what he's sending out. He needs to resign."

The state Republican Party blasted the e-mail.

"The Republican Party of Florida strongly condemns this hateful rhetoric, which is not in any way representative of Florida Republicans," said state party spokeswoman Katherine Gordon.

The McCain campaign also rejected the tactic.

"John McCain has been very clear from the beginning that he rejects the type of politics that degrades our civics. This type of divisive rhetoric has no place in this election. The issues and policy differences between the two candidates are too great and our challenges many," said campaign spokesman Mario Diaz.

Storck, who owns a nursery in east Hillsborough County, initially defended the e-mail.

"This is an elderly gentleman, and he was simply making a comment that there are carloads of people being brought from the inner city to vote, and we need to get off our butts and vote, too," he said.

Whitley could not be reached for comment Thursday.

It was supposed to be an internal e-mail, Storck said, and someone releasing it to the media was an attempt to "sabotage the Republican Party."

Later, however, Storck said he did not endorse the statement. Thursday afternoon, he sent a followup e-mail offering his "sincere apology."

"I believe in a strong and diverse Republican Party and that everyone should exercise their right to vote and support the candidate which reflects their values," he wrote.

Hillsborough Republican Party member April Schiff said when she received the first e-mail from Storck she was stunned.

"My initial reaction was, 'Oh, my God, why are we doing this?' " she said. "I understand volunteers and that people do things when they get emotionally involved in these elections. There's no reason to spread it around."

Joe Robinson, a black Republican, said such views are the reason he resigned from the local party, but are not surprising in a county that recently made national news because of a giant Confederate flag erected on private property.

"Hillsborough County's got some racist attitudes," he said.

Researcher John Martin contributed to this report. Janet Zink can be reached at jzink@sptimes.com or (813) 226-3401.
Volunteer's e-mail hypes Obama threat

This e-mail was sent to me from one of our Volunteers in the Temple Terrace office. If you think it can help us win this election please pass it on. This election is now in our hands everyone can make a difference. Thanks, Dave

The threat: Here in Temple Terrace, FL our Republican HQ is one block away from our library, which is an early voting site.

I see carloads of black Obama supporters coming from the inner city to cast their votes for Obama. This is their chance to get a black president and they seem to care little that he is at minimum, socialist, and probably Marxist in his core beliefs. After all, he is black — no experience or accomplishments — but he is black. I also see young college students and their professors from USF parking their cars with the prominent 'Obama' bumper stickers. The students are enthusiastic to be voting in a historic election where there may be the first black president.

The college professors, particularly in the social sciences, for the most part have little or no experience in the work-a-day world.

Their life experience has been mostly academic under the tutelage of liberal college professors. For them, a little socialism and anti-Americanism is a good thing. After all, if terrorists attack us, we must have done something to provoke them.

You and I understand the dangers the potential Obama presidency presents to our way of life. The suppression of free speech, introducing union intimidation in the workplace, increased dangers to our nation by terrorists, cutting our defense budget by 25%, turning our tax system into a national welfare system and economic policies that could drive us into a depression.

There is only one way to stop Obama: Vote!!!

(And get everyone you know to vote)

Only you and I can stop Obama now!!

Seven days to go and we must act immediately.

A plan of action for you and I:

VOTE

Obama is advertising on TV asking all his supporters to take a day off work or class to vote. Contact personally everyone you know reminding them to vote and how important it is. Parents, voting-age children, in-laws, co-workers, church contacts, school contacts, business contacts. Make a list and contact them.

Send this message to everyone on your email list that wants to defeat Obama. Your email is an effective tool if you use it wisely and promptly. You can reach 10,000,000 people in the next seven days if as few as ten people on your list take prompt action and ten people on their list and ten people on their list … you get the idea.

Let's all pray and work and we will surely celebrate our victory on 11/5/08.

Remarks of Senator Obama, Indianapolis, IN, Oct. 23, 2008

Jill 4 Obama — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:02:51 EDT

Remarks of Senator Barack Obama (Indianapolis, IN) Indianapolis, IN | October 23, 2008

It is fitting that we meet today on the mall of the American Legion, surrounded by monuments to our nation's heroes. Because on this day, 25 years ago, the Marine barracks in Beirut were bombed. 241 Americans laid down their lives for this country and for the peace they were there to protect. We revere their service. We honor their sacrifice. And we keep their families in our prayers.

We will never forget them.

Indiana, in just 12 days, you'll have the chance to elect your next President. And you'll have the chance to bring the change we need to Washington. That's the good news. But we're going to have to work, and struggle, and fight for every single one of those 12 days to move our country in a new direction.

I am hopeful about the outcome. We were thrilled this weekend when a great American statesman, General Colin Powell, joined our cause. But we cannot let up. And we won't.

Because one thing we know is that change never comes without a fight. In the final days of campaigns, the say-anything, do-anything politics too often takes over. We've seen it before. And we're seeing it again today. The ugly phone calls. The misleading mail and TV ads. The careless, outrageous comments. All aimed at keeping us from working together, all aimed at stopping change.

Well, what we need now is not misleading charges and divisive attacks. What we need is honest leadership and real change, and that's why I'm running for President of the United States.

Now, more than ever, this campaign has to be about the problems facing the American people - because this is a moment of great uncertainty for America.

We're facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The Dow plummeted again yesterday, threatening the job security, retirement security, and economic security of millions of ordinary Americans. Indiana lost 4,500 manufacturing jobs in September alone. And just today, we learned that more and more Americans are filing for unemployment. Home values are falling. Foreclosures are rising. Wages are shrinking. And the cost of health care and college tuition has never been higher.

And that's what this election is all about - because John McCain and I have real differences about how to get us out of this economic mess. You see, Senator McCain thinks the economic policies of George W. Bush are just right for America. In the Senate, he's voted with George Bush 90 percent of the time. Said earlier this year that we've made "great progress" over the last eight years. And while Senator McCain says now that he's different from President Bush, you sure couldn't tell by the policies he's proposing.

Just yesterday, Senator McCain strongly defended the Bush policy of lavishing tax cuts on corporations that ship American jobs overseas. He made the peculiar argument that the best way to stop companies from shipping jobs overseas is to give more tax cuts to companies that ship jobs overseas. More tax cuts for job outsourcers. That's what Senator McCain proposed as his answer to outsourcing.

He said that's - quote - "simple fundamental economics."

Well, Indiana, my opponent may call that "fundamental economics," but we know that's just another name for the Wall Street first, Main Street last economic philosophy we've had for the past eight years - and that's fundamentally wrong.

If Senator McCain wants to defend tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas, that's his choice. But I say, let's end tax cuts for companies that ship American jobs overseas, and give them to companies that create good jobs right here in Indiana - in the United States of America.

If he wants to defend free trade agreements designed to protect the profits of multinational corporations and a trade policy that lets countries like China tilt the playing field against our workers, that's up to him. But I say, we need a trade policy that protects the dreams of hardworking Americans.

If he wants to defend a tax code that's more than 10,000 pages long and filled with loopholes written in by corporate lobbyists like the ones running his campaign, he's got every right. He has every right to defend offshore tax havens that let companies avoid paying taxes here in America. But I say, it's time to close corporate loopholes, shut offshore tax havens, and restore balance and fairness to our tax code.

By the way, did you know that there's a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 18,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record. And I think we know which one it is.

That's the system my opponent defends. That's the system he wants to preserve. Well, Indiana, we've tried it John McCain's way. We've tried it George Bush's way. And we're here today to say enough is enough. We can't afford four more years of their "fundamental economics." That's why I'm running for President of the United States of America.

You see, I have a different notion of fundamental economics than my opponent. Because where I come from, there's nothing more fundamental than a good-paying job. There's nothing more fundamental than being able to pay your health care bills, put your kids through college, or retire with dignity and security. There's nothing more fundamental than the American dream - and that's the dream we can reclaim if you stand with me on November 4.

I know we can do this. I know we can steer ourselves out of this crisis. Because I believe in you. I believe in the American people.

We are the United States of America. We are a nation that's faced down war and depression; great challenges and great threats. And at each and every moment, we have risen to meet these challenges - not as Democrats, not as Republicans, but as Americans. With resolve. With confidence. With that fundamental belief that here in America, our destiny is not written for us; it's written by us. That's who we are, and that's the country we need to be right now.

But Indiana, I know this. It will take a new direction. It will take new leadership in Washington. It will take a real change in the policies and politics of the last eight years. And that's why I'm running for President of the United States.

It's time to turn the page on eight years of economic policies that put Wall Street before Main Street but ended up hurting both. We need policies that grow our economy from the bottom-up, so that every American, everywhere, has the chance to get ahead. Not just the person who owns the factory, but the men and women who work on its floor. Because if we've learned anything from this economic crisis, it's that we're all connected; we're all in this together; and we will rise or fall as one nation - as one people.

The rescue plan that passed the Congress was a necessary first step to easing this credit crisis, but if we're going to rebuild this economy from the bottom up, we need an immediate rescue plan for the middle-class - and that's what I will do as President of the United States.

Nine months ago, I called for a stimulus plan to provide immediate relief for states, along with tax rebates to get money directly to middle class families and a foreclosure prevention fund to help people keep their homes. Senator McCain's advisors openly mocked the stimulus plan before Congress - one referred to it, and I quote, as "borrowing money from the Chinese and dropping it from helicopters." Another dismissed it as "junk."

Just this week, after nine straight months of job losses, when our Federal Reserve Chairman supports another stimulus to get our economy moving, Senator McCain said he doesn't think we need to pass this stimulus immediately. Well, the working families who've been hard hit by this economic crisis - folks who can't pay their mortgages or their medical bills or send their kids to college - they can't afford to go to the back of the line behind CEOs and Wall Street banks. They need help right here, right now - and that's why I'm running for President of the United States.

I've proposed a new American jobs tax credit for each new employee that companies hire here in the United States over the next two years. And I'll help make sure the fuel-efficient cars of tomorrow are built not just in South Korea or Japan, but right here in Indiana.

Few have been harder hit by our credit crisis than the workers who make our cars and the companies that supply their parts. Now, when it came to rescuing Wall Street, Washington didn't waste a minute. But now that auto-workers are suffering, Washington's put on the breaks. It turns out it could take a year for the auto industry to get the loan guarantees we passed a few weeks ago.

Well, the workers who are being laid off and the companies that are seeing their sales drop - they can't afford to wait a year, they need help right now. That's why I've called on Washington to fast-track those loan guarantees and provide more as needed - because that's how we'll secure our auto jobs and save our auto industry.

I'll also help small businesses by eliminating capital gains taxes and giving them emergency loans to keep their doors open and hire workers. I'll put a three-month moratorium on foreclosures so that we can give homeowners the breathing room they need to get back on their feet. And I will create a Jobs and Growth fund to help states and local governments save one million jobs and pay for health care and education without having to raise your taxes.

These are the steps that we must take - right now - to start getting our economy back on track. But we also need a new set of priorities to grow our economy and create jobs over the long-term.

It starts with tax relief. There's been a lot of talk about taxes in this campaign. And the truth is, my opponent and I are both proposing tax cuts. The difference is, he wants to give a $700,000 tax cut to the average Fortune 500 CEO. I want to put a middle class tax cut in the pockets of 95% of workers and their families. My opponent doesn't want you to know this, but under my plan, tax rates for middle class families will actually be less than they were under Ronald Reagan.

It's true that I want to roll back the Bush tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans and go back to the rate they paid under Bill Clinton. John McCain calls that socialism. What he forgets is that just a few years ago, he himself said those Bush tax cuts were irresponsible. He said he couldn't "in good conscience" support a tax cut where the benefits went to the wealthy at the expense of "middle class Americans who most need tax relief." Well, he was right then, and I am right now.

Let me be crystal clear: If you make less than a quarter of a million dollars a year - which includes 98% of small business owners - you won't see your taxes increase one single dime. Not your payroll taxes, not your income taxes, not your capital gains taxes - nothing. That is my commitment to you.

For the last eight years, we've given more and more to those with the most and hoped that prosperity would trickle down to everyone else. And guess what? It didn't. So it's time to try something new. It's time to grow this economy from the bottom-up. It's time to invest in the middle-class again.

If I am President, I will invest $15 billion a year in renewable sources of energy to create five million new, green jobs over the next decade - jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced; jobs building solar panels and wind turbines and fuel-efficient cars; jobs that will help us end our dependence on oil from Middle East dictators.

I'll also put two million more Americans to work rebuilding our crumbling roads, schools, and bridges - because it is time to build an American infrastructure for the 21st century. And if people ask how we're going to pay for this, you tell them that if we can spend $10 billion a month in Iraq, we can spend some money to rebuild America.

If I am President, I will finally fix the problems in our health care system that we've been talking about for too long. This issue is personal for me. My mother died of ovarian cancer at the age of 53, and I'll never forget how she spent the final months of her life lying in a hospital bed, fighting with her insurance company because they claimed that her cancer was a pre-existing condition and didn't want to pay for treatment. If I am President, I will make sure those insurance companies can never do that again.

My health care plan will make sure insurance companies can't discriminate against those who are sick and need care most. If you have health insurance, the only thing that will change under my plan is that we will lower premiums. If you don't have health insurance, you'll be able to get the same kind of health insurance that Members of Congress get for themselves. And we'll invest in preventative care and new technology to finally lower the cost of health care for families, businesses, and the entire economy. That's the change we need.

And if I'm President, we'll give every child, everywhere the skills and the knowledge they need to compete with any worker, anywhere in the world. I will not allow countries to out-teach us today so they can out-compete us tomorrow. It is time to provide every American with a world-class education. That means investing in early childhood education. That means recruiting an army of new teachers, and paying them better, and giving them more support in exchange for higher standards and more accountability.

And it means investing in agricultural education. From seeing all those blue corduroy jackets in the crowd, I know there's a Future Farmers of America convention here in Indianapolis. And I want you to know that if I'm elected President, I will fight for you - because America's farmers are America's future. And it's time we had a President who understood that.

We need to make sure every American who has the drive and the will but not the money can go to college. My opponent's top economic advisor actually said that they have no plan to invest in college affordability because we can't have a giveaway to every special interest. Well I don't think the young people of America are a special interest - they are the future of this country. That's why I'll make this deal with you: if you commit to serving your community or your country, we will make sure you can afford your tuition. No ifs, ands or buts. You invest in America, America will invest in you, and together, we will move this country forward.

Now, make no mistake: the change we need won't come easy or without cost. We will all need to tighten our belts, we will all need to sacrifice and we will all need to pull our weight because now more than ever, we are all in this together.

At a defining moment like this, we don't have the luxury of relying on the same political games and the same political tactics that are used every election to divide us from one another and make us afraid of one another. With the challenges and crises we face right now, we cannot afford to divide this country by class or region; by who we are or what policies we support.

There are no real or fake parts of this country. We are not separated by the pro-America and anti-America parts of this nation - we all love this country, no matter where we live or where we come from. There are patriots who supported this war in Iraq and patriots who opposed it; patriots who believe in Democratic policies and those who believe in Republican policies. The men and women from Indiana and all across America who serve on our battlefields may be Democrats and Republicans and Independents, but they have fought together and bled together and some died together under the same proud flag. They have not served a Red America or a Blue America - they have served the United States of America.

We have always been at our best when we've had leadership that called us to look past our differences and come together as one nation, as one people; leadership that rallied this entire country to a common purpose - to a higher purpose. And I am running for President of the United States of America because that is the country we need to be right now.

This country and the dream it represents are being tested in a way that we haven't seen in nearly a century. And future generations will judge ours by how we respond to this test. Will they say that this was a time when America lost its way and its purpose? When we allowed the same divisions and fear tactics and our own petty differences to plunge this country into a dark and painful recession?

Or will they say that this was another one of those moments when America overcame? When we battled back from adversity by recognizing that common stake that we have in each other's success?

This is one of those moments. I realize you're cynical and fed up with politics. I understand that you're disappointed and even angry with your leaders. You have every right to be. But despite all of this, I ask of you what's been asked of the American people in times of trial and turmoil throughout our history. I ask you to believe - to believe in yourselves, in each other, and in the future we can build together.

Together, we cannot fail. Not now. Not when we have a crisis to solve and an economy to save. Not when there are so many Americans without jobs and without homes. Not when there are families who can't afford to see a doctor, or send their child to college, or pay their bills at the end of the month. Not when there is a generation that is counting on us to give them the same opportunities and the same chances that we had for ourselves.

We can do this. Americans have done this before. Some of us had grandparents or parents who said maybe I can't go to college but my child can; maybe I can't have my own business but my child can. I may have to rent, but maybe my children will have a home they can call their own. I may not have a lot of money but maybe my child will run for Senate. I might live in a small village but maybe someday my son can be president of the United States of America.

Now it falls to us. Together, we cannot fail. And I need you to make it happen. If you want the next four years looking like the last eight, then I am not your candidate. But if you want real change - if you want an economy that rewards work, and that works for Main Street and Wall Street; if you want tax relief for the middle class and millions of new jobs; if you want health care you can afford and education that helps your kids compete; then I ask you to knock on some doors, make some calls, talk to your neighbors, and give me your vote. In Indiana, you can vote early right here, and right now. To find out how, just go to voteforchange.com. And if you stand with me, I promise you - we will win Indiana, we will win this election, and then you and I - together - will change this country and change this world. Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless America.

Palin Shoots For 2012, McCain Campaign ‘Speechless’

colonial82 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:43:35 EDT

http://wonkette.com/403933/palin-shoots-for-2012-mccain-campaign-speechless

Wow, just wow

Racists For Obama

colonial82 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:41:39 EDT

http://gawker.com/5070689/racists-for-obama

wow, what a pic

Obama at Rallies in Iowa, Indiana & Nevada; Biden in Del. & Ind

colonial82 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:16:46 EDT

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/29/23244/927/426/646396

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31
RALLY WITH BARACK OBAMA
Wicker Memorial Park
8554 Indianapolis Blvd
Highland, IN
Gates Open: 6:00pm CDT
Program Begins: 7:30pm CDT
Tickets are not required, but members of the public are encouraged to RSVP at www.in.barackobama.com. Space is available on a first come, first serve basis. Those attending should not wear costumes, the campaign said.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31
RALLY WITH BARACK OBAMA
Western Gateway Park
Between 12th St. and 13th St., Grand Ave. and Locust St.
Des Moines, IA
Media Pre-set: 6-7am EDT
Media Access: 9:30am EDT
Program Begins: 11:30am EDT

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31
RALLY WITH JOE BIDEN
On the Green, North Side of Memorial Hall
University of Delaware Main Campus
Newark, Delaware
Doors Open: 8:00am EDT
Program Begins: 10:30am EDT

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1
RALLY WITH BARACK OBAMA
Coronado High School
Football Field
1001 Coronado Drive
Henderson, Nevada
Doors open: 7:00am PDT

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1
RALLY WITH JOE AND JILL BIDEN
Intersection of Main St. and 6th St.
Evansville, IN
Doors open: 8:00am CDT
Program Begins: 10:00 am CDT

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
CHANGE WE NEED RALLY WITH PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON
Word Memorial Park
corner of Neville Street and First Ave (downtown Beckley)
Beckley, WV
Doors Open: 10:00am EDT

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
EARLY VOTE FOR CHANGE RALLY WITH PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON
Campbell Memorial High School
280 6th Street
Campbell, OH
Doors Open: 2:00pm EDT
Program Begins: 3:00pm

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
EARLY VOTE FOR CHANGE RALLY WITH PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON
Grove Patterson Academy
3301 Upton Ave.
Toledo, OH
Program Begins: 6:00pm EDT

Here's a link for info on the free Jimmy Buffett concert in Tampa November 2 to support Obama:

http://my.barackobama.com/...

Obama Seriously Considering "Late Surge" into Arizona

colonial82 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:05:24 EDT

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/30/44718/686/416/646390

I say why not do one event there

"that guy ought to be President"

rusty — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:36:22 EDT

Five more days til we make history. Though it looks better and better as to our chances, we can't take a thing for granted, we can't stop until the polls close in Hawaii.

But, looking back on this whole process is kind of interesting for me. I first took notice of Barack Obama when he made his speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention. I remember telling several of my friends about it, and saying "that guy should be our President". I'm sure that thousands, perhaps millions of people had the same reaction after hearing that speech. He was simply that good.

Then Barack left my radar for a while, until he ran for the Senate, and won. About a year or so after that, the Primaries were upon us, and the heavy favorites were Rudy, and Hillary. Barack was a candidate as well, but he didn't seem to be generating all that much interest.

I retired from my job with the State of Colorado at the end of last year, and one of my first evenings of "freedom" was spent watching the Iowa Caucus. I figured I would watch Hillary, and Rudy, make their victory speeches, and I would try and decide which one I liked the best.

Well, Barack won that night, and electrified the whole process. I sat there, pleasantly surprised, and watched him make yet another speech full of passion, and hope. Two days later I rode the bus down to Obama hdqtrs. in Ft. Collins, made my first donation, and got on the blog. Never before had I ever had more than a passing interest in Politics. Well, I take that back, back when I was 16, RFK was trying to change the course our country was on, but we all know the sad end to that story. I believe Barack has re-ignited the spirit that was forced into dormancy all those years ago. And to think that it all started for me, and countless others, with a speech made by a stranger, 4 years ago, after which many of us shared the same thought...."That guy ought to be President!!"

Maybe this explains VA and WV?

colonial82 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:03:52 EDT

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/29/115510/26/86/645711

Little known about man who has sent thousands to GOP

colonial82 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:58:45 EDT

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-donorsoct29,0,1269595.story

Hmmmmm

Just terrible tactic

colonial82 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:57:14 EDT

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbsharonday1129sboct29,0,2527510.story

Republicans plan special goody for trick-or-treatersOctober 29, 2008

Parents, check the kids' candy extra carefully this Halloween. Some Broward Republicans plan to drop a little something extra into the bags: a piece of political propaganda.

Each is about 3 by 4 inches on heavy paper, the brainchild of Sharon Day, Broward's state Republican committeewoman. When parents go through the kids' candy, they'll find messages telling them, "Don't Make Everyday Halloween in America! Keep Barack Obama from using your hard earned dollars as his own personal 'Trick or Treat' bag!"

Times/Bloomberg poll. Obama leads in Ohio, 49% to 40%; in Florida, 50% to 43%.

colonial82 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:03:46 EDT

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-poll29-2008oct29,0,7008892.story

wow more good news :)

New state Q and AP polls: It's all good

colonial82 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:24:42 EDT

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/29/65548/594/739/625727

Wow, great news for Obama in all these states:

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AP/GfK poll (the one that had it a one point race nationwide a week or so ago) has polls out of likely voters in 8 states. Obama is leading in all of them: 18 in New Hampshire, 12 in Nevada and Pennsylvania, 9 in Colorado, 7 in Virginia and Ohio, and 2 in Florida and North Carolina. Poll was conducted Wednesday through Sunday.

Plus Quinnipiac has three polls out this morning showing Obama ahead by 12 in Pennsylvania, 9 in Ohio and 2 in Florida.

NC 195,003 early votes Tuesday

colonial82 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:22:52 EDT

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/29/55642/123/313/645492

Way to go NC, keep it up

Wow, that is dedication to the cause

colonial82 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:18:13 EDT

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/politics/Woman_paints_lawn_after_sign_is_stolen

Great pic of her lawn she painted after her sign got stolen

NEW Cronkite poll AZ a TWO POINT RACE! - Obama(44) McCain(46)

colonial82 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:01:25 EDT

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/29/25143/973/344/645461

Just wow, another poll showing a 2-4% race in AZ

This is why we must continue to Volunteer

colonial82 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:28:08 EDT

http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/phony-flier-says-virginians-vote-different-days

RICHMOND

A phony State Board of Elections flier advising Republicans to vote on Nov. 4 and Democrats on Nov. 5 is being circulated in several Hampton Roads localities, according to state elections officials.

In fact, Election Day, for voters of all political stripes, remains Nov. 4.

The somewhat official-looking flier - it features the state board logo and the state seal - is dated Oct. 24 and indicates that "an emergency session of the General Assembly has adopted the following (sic) emergency regulations to ease the load on local electorial (sic) precincts and ensure a fair electorial process."

The four-paragraph flier concludes with: "We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause but felt this was the only way to ensure fairness to the complete electorial process."

No emergency action has been taken by the General Assembly. It is not in session and lacks the authority to change the date of a federal election.

State Board of Election officials today said they are aware of the flier but disavowed any connection to it.

"It's not even on our letterhead; they just copied the logo from our Web site," said agency staffer Ryan Enright, noting the flier has been forwarded to State Police for investigation as a possible incident of voter intimidation.

Election officials did not specify in which Hampton Roads localities the flier had been spotted.

State Police are aware of the complaint and are looking into it, said spokeswoman Corinne Geller.

In 2007, the General Assembly passed a law making it a Class 1 misdemeanor to knowingly communicate false information to registered voters about the date, time and place of the election or voters' precincts, polling places or voter registration statuses in order to impede their voting. The measure is one of the few such deceptive voting practice laws in the country, according to the watchdog group Common Cause.

Julian Walker, (804) 697-1564, dale.eisman@pilotonline.com
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Obama's Significant Early Vote lead in Ohio

colonial82 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:51:29 EDT

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/28/9353/8699/257/644515

Lets keep it up

PEW Poll: Obama +16%!!!!!

colonial82 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:47:04 EDT

PEW: +16%
52%-36%, 1325 polled

Obama Leads by 19 Among Those Who Have Already Voted

http://people-press.org/report/465/mccain-support-declines

Just released:

Barack Obama leads John McCain by a 52% to 36% margin in Pew’s latest nationwide survey of 1,325 registered voters. This is the fourth consecutive survey that has found support for the Republican candidate edging down. In contrast, since early October weekly Pew surveys have shown about the same number of respondents saying they back Obama. When the sample is narrowed to those most likely to vote, Obama leads by 53% to 38%.

My Choice: Obama

colonial82 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:25:49 EDT

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/27/AR2008102702407_pf.html

Another GOP for Obama

2008 Early Voting Statistics

colonial82 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:50:13 EDT

http://elections.gmu.edu/early_vote_2008.html

Cool website that keeps track of early voting totals: Last I looked it said over 12,600,000

Columbus for Obama

State of the Union - Calling us Forward

This is My Last Blog, Again

Duh!

I'm Back, for a Minute!

ideas for historic ceremonies‏

THE WHİTE HOUSE OF THE NEW MİLLENNİUM - MODERN TİME

Number - 4 - for You...

İMPOSİNG PRESİDENT OF USA.

Historical congratulations of more than -200 -Years old

BİRTHDATE OF EQUALİTY TİME : NOVEMBER.04.2008

Yes, We DID!

What a Day !!

WE WIN!!!!!!!

Dollar Gains Against Euro After Obama Victory in U.S. Election

Asian Stocks Advance as Obama Wins U.S. Presidency; BHP Rises

Just back from a full day of GOTV

Election Day: OPEN THREAD

"I'm Getting Involved Because of My Children"

Have ELECTION DAY Questions?

I Believe We're Going to See a Change

It's No Mystery

MID DAY REPORT: from the Secretary of State's Office

IMPORTANT: New, Alternative Phone Number to Report Problems

A Letter to Barack on Election Day, from a Supporter

From a Voter

~~~~~~TODAY IS ELECTION DAY~~~~~~

IMPORTANT: FIVE TIPS FOR VOTING TODAY

Letters to the Editor, from Ohio, for Barack

Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Mansfield News Journal, Coshocton Tribune Endorse Obama!

The Ohio Ground Game Dominates: Canvassing for Change in the Buckeye State

All Walks of Life: Supporters in Ohio

The Dawn has come

A Look Back at Life in the Field

Monday Polling Crack

Hip-Hop Stars Stump For Obama In South Florida

Shuster, McCain Flack Battle Over Palin, First Amendment

Republicans Scrambling to Save Seats in Congress

Voting Lines Stretch To Eight Hours

Final National Polls

Call Ohio Now!

Hockey moms for Obama

A Picture of a Movement: Profiles of Ohio Volunteers

NEW Q- POLL Obama up in FL,PA,OH

Understanding Obamacons II

OT: Facte of day

Obamacon Watch: Another one again

The View From Your Election: Ohio

McCain's Only Path

For Obama, Is Arizona Realistic?

"My Wife Made Me Canvas For Obama"

"I Apologize To The McCain People"

QVC Campaigning

Sarkozy On Line Two

A Republican Pollster Speaks

Darth Cheney Lends A Hand

New PPP polls out in PA, VA, OH, NC, MT, FL - O leads in all 6

Last Chance to Vote Early!

Bruce and Barack Share the Stage in Cleveland

Gallup's Final Poll: 55% Obama, 44% McCain

PPP FINAL VA Poll: Obama 52 McCain 46

John Boehner attacks obama ground game in OHIO while stuffing his face

College Paper Endorsements: Obama 64, McCain 1

Sorry for not posting for a while

It's Time to Have The Talk

What Tax Cut Would You Get?

It's Time to Get Out the Vote

So Long, October; Hello, Mr. November

Joe the Senator and Jill the Doctor Rock the House in Marion

Kids for Obama Committee: Elijah Lutz, President

FACEBOOK EMPİRE START DİGİTAL WAR

FACEBOOK EMPİRE START DİGİTAL WAR

10/31/08 Gallup +8, +9, +11

Wow even LA is close

AZ-Pres: Neck and neck, and check out 2010

OBAMA GOES UP IN AZ, GA AND ND

McCain has to have campaing rally in AZ!

MSNBC Poll O 51% M 43%

DEAR AMERİCAN FRİENDS

Colorado Agrees to Restore Voters to Rolls

TODAY IS ELECTION DAY