I think the most amazing thing about Barack is the way he reaches people who have been feeling disillusioned and disenfranchised with the political system, and I think that that ability can take him a long way. But there is one problem: the people who are truly feeling disenfranchised have often shut out much of the political world. They skip political stories in the paper, they don't watch the nightly news, they don't watch cnn, and they certainly don't attend rallies.
But we need to reach those people.
So I believe it is absolutely critical that Obama supporters have a prescence at every single summer festival in the nation this year. County fairs, music festivals, food festivals, Nascar races, whatever. At each event we need to have a booth set up to show dvd's of some of Barack's best speeches and interviews, as well as the usual pamphlets and buttons. No one sells Barack as well as just letting people see and hear and get a sense of the man.
Please, anyone who can, try and participate in this way. Next summer is too late to help with the primaries, so this year is crucial. Let's go out there and show the people who have lost all faith in the system that there is reason to hope.
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