Dispatch from Florida Volunteer Kristen "Greetings from the sunniest battleground state!After doing hometown duty in NYC and border state canvassing in PA, I headed down to Tampa, Florida last week to help win the Sunshine State once and for all (and hopefully, by more than a few hanging chads). The Early Voting push is in full swing at my post in Hillsborough County, which is THE swing county to watch this election. Here in the field, we are doing our darndest to get Obama supporters to the polls and counted before November 4th, and we are super busy rounding up our Obama army for the massive GOTV push starting this weekend. That means hitting the streets – and the phones – hard, and not taking “I’m busy” for an answer. Speaking of early voting, turnout has been awesome so far, and we got a sweet break yesterday when Governor Crist extended early voting hours to 12 hours a day (long lines are a VERY good thing!). We were also downright giddy to find out that Jimmy Buffett would be doing a Parrotheads for Change rally at Tampa’s Ford Amphitheater this Sunday. As for my personal experience, it has been nothing short of thrilling to be right in the thick of things, and it’s hard not to feel energized and encouraged by all of the passionate people I’ve had the pleasure to work with and chat up. Here in this Swing State, the Yes We Can spirit is alive and well, and we plan to ride it all the way to victory. Oh, and to any New Yorkers thinking about heading down to Florida to help Get Out the Vote for Obama: The weather is absolutely beautiful. And we need you something fierce."
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