There are volunteers, and then there are super volunteers. When I called Ron to interview him for this profile, his voicemail announced itself as doing triple-duty for Ron, Ron's business, and Adams County for Barack Obama. Ron's volunteered for the campaign not just in his native Colorado, but also in the critical months leading up to the Iowa caucus. Ron even organized a trip to Iowa on his birthday weekend to canvass for Barack.
The summer months have been slow in campaign terms, but Ron's kept active - he knows that every hour put in today is worth two in October.
Things have been dialed back locally here since the caucus, so we've been trying to keep people fired up. We've passed along hints about what did and didn't work well and just tried to reach out to supporters to get organized. It's really easy to slide back into cynicism since we've suffered under cynical politics for so many decades, so I've just been trying to keep people's spirits up.
Although Ron has done a lot of volunteering on local community causes, he hasn't been involved in a presidential race in quite a while.
I haven't been involved in mainstream politics since Bobby Kennedy ran. Everything about Barack's tone, his authenticity, everything spoke to the core of my being. He is the sort of leader that everyone deserves to have at least once in their lifetime.
During the primary, Ron's wife didn't see as much as him as she would have liked. A Hillary supporter, she watched him walk out the door most evenings to go canvass or phone bank. Now, however, Ron is looking forward to canvassing and phonebanking with her - spending time together while helping the campaign.
Ron has been with the campaign so long that he's seen many other volunteers, Organizing Fellows, and field organizers come and go. He believes that everyone working for the campaign is making history.
One important thing to remember is that we are all part of making history and in that, no one's left out, whether they just became involved with the campaign yesterday or a year ago.
Without dedicated volunteers like Ron, this campaign wouldn't be possible. Join him on the trail - sign up to volunteer today, and join our grassroots campaign.
Comments are closed for this post.
John McCain's presidential campaign is threatening a lawsuit against the National Enquirer over a print edition story the tabloid ran today alleging that Gov. Sarah Palin has had an extramarital affair with her husband's business partner.
