Saturday I spent five and a half hours with a friend trudging through the snow knocking on doors for Barack. We reached over 100 people and the vast majority are planning on voting for Barack. I spent time with at least half a dozen undecided voters who have not been engaged at all in the race and after talking with me said they were committed to vote for Barack. I can see the tide turning here in Ohio and should be encouraged but...
We do not need to go negative. I've seen those flyers -- they are everywhere. They may contain some words that are true but they are half-truths at best. I'm no Hillary Clinton fan but I know she (like Barack) is strongly in favor of more protectionist trade policy and her health care plan (like Barack's) would help countless millions who cannot afford health care. If the Clinton campaign was putting out comparable attack pieces, Barack would be accusing her of "the same old Washington politics of tearing your opponent down instead of lifting the country up." Today I looked back at the quote in my profile on Mybo.com. I joined this campaign because I honestly believed this man was different. That he was committed to change "...the failure of leadership: The smallness of our politics. Our preference for scoring cheap political points instead of rolling up our sleeves and building a working consensus to tackle the big problems of America. The time for that kind of politics is over. Its time to turn the page. Right Here! and Right Now!"In the last month since becoming active in this campaign again I have told everyone I know and anyone who would listen why I believe in Barack Obama. Many have told me that he is just like any other politician, that in the end he'll do whatever it takes to win. Well, Barack will win here in Ohio and go on to be our next president which should be happy but right now I feel discouraged. I expect the Clinton campaign to go negative but I expect a much higher standard from Barack Obama. I can't believe I'm alone.
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