Residents of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania met with Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin this afternoon at the University of Pennsylvania to discuss her reasons for supporting Barack Obama for President. Mayor Franklin is a Philadelphia native and feels a close connection with this city. She is known for her reform minded approach to urban government and is also the first female African American mayor in Atlanta's history.
Mayor Franklin spoke about how she was undecided about whom to support for a while, but how Barack's campaign convinced her to get off the sidelines and "offers her a real opportunity to engage with people in all sorts of life." She also encouraged everyone to get actively involved in the campaign over the next two weeks, saying:
Whatever you've been doing up to now is great, but it's nothing compared to what you need to do over the next two weeks. The next two weeks are flat out campaigning. You have to push -- give an extra hour, an extra dollar, talk to one more person. This is going to be a tough race. This is going to be a tough two weeks. We have to hussle until the very last person has voted. This is too great an opportunity to pass up.
Two Philadelphia residents who are encouraged by Barack's campaign, Bernard and Tony, are excited to get more involved over the next two weeks.
Bernard is a professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania and a fourth generation Philadelphian. He supports Barack because of the change that he believes Barack can bring to this country. He said:
The question is, "where do you want this country to go and how do you want it to get there?" Barack is the only candidate who wants to change the way business is done in Washington.
You can get involved to help bring about change in Pennsylvania -- sign up for a Neighborhood Team or make calls to Pennsylvania residents!
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