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Atlanta Unite House Party Report - Why Barack is Going to Win

By John Nail - Jun 28th, 2008 at 9:02 pm EDT

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I went to a local house party put on by some deeply involved volunteers - Jeff and Lou Joslin - who have worked in 5 states - in their spare time and now are helping get Atlanta organized...Thanks for your hospitality and leadership!!

The singular most amazing thing was the 30 or so of us there were , as I joked - "looked more like the McCain demographic" than Obama's. A good mix of men, women, black and white.In our largely "red" neighborhood I think everyone was pleased to meet other committed souls.

We did have an Obama fellow there - a young lady and recent HS grad who was very poised and articulate who had spent last summer in Panama involved in community organizing and work there.

Our average age was over 50, probably closer to 60 - Boomers- and the wonderful stories that people shared for why they were there were all different but shared some very common themes:
1) Deep concern for where the country is in general and the impact of the last 8 years - even more so the worst we middle aged folks had seen

2) A concern for the future if things do not change for everyone's kids and grandkids

3) A need to get our education system in line so that all kids have a chance to succeed.

4) An understanding that we all need to get involved before it is too late to change things

5) An enthusiasm for having been moved by a leader who is not more of the same, a DC insider.....

So why was this so unique? This was no group of kids or minorities or the other groups that the pundits always focus on but successful, concerned, grey haired people concerned about their country. Moved by a leader to get up and act.

Not wild eyed optimists that the world is going to change easily but moved to act - many for the first time ever - or like me for the first time in 40 years. If our little group is any example of at least some of what happened to day the grassroots are not just kids and African Americans but serious adults, with life experience and resources willing to step to the plate because they believe in the truth and leadership Barack is providing.

Those of us old enough to remember the 1968 and 1972 elections Nixon always spoke of the "silent majority" and their voting power...

This group of boomers is the new majority (think Dennis Hopper) and is not going to be silent it appears and let the America we inherited fall backward and lose our position in the world....watch out John McCain because our generation wants a new direction and is willing to work for it....add the other core demographics to us and it is going to be a landslide for Barack!!

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