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4th of July Parade -- Report from Sonoma, CA

By mary4change - Jul 4th, 2008 at 4:36 pm EDT

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Wow -- that was fun! It's the first time I've marched in a 4th of July parade. Add that to my first political contribution and all the firsts involved in volunteering -- it's been quite a ride and I look forward to the months ahead as we work to get Obama elected.

We had teens, middle aged and seniors. We had men and women. We had people join in with us from the watching crowd. There were lots of waves and clapping from the onlookers as well. We had a "working class mama for Obama", an "independent for Obama" and a "Republican for Obama" cheerleading the parade as we chanted "Yes We Can! Si Se Puede!". We had a two year old who later will be able to brag that his first 4th of July parade was spent with his father in the parade.

We were quite a mixture in many ways, but we all had tremendous enthusiasm in common. A sense of strength and power exuded from the group, and it was accompanied by excitement and even joy. For me, the excitement was partly born of discovery of unity amidst diversity, that I could be working side by side with people often so different from myself who share a common dream for our country. It's this energy that is running our campaign, and it's not a energy of "blind hope" and insubstantial talk. Just five days ago I'd hosted the study party with some of the same people in attendance, and reading through the 64 page Blueprint for Change with its detailed plans brought home how substantial this campaign is.

We've got what it takes to get Obama elected -- we've got it all! Yes we can, yes we ARE!

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