This will be my final act as a volunteer for the Demorcatic Party. I have spent years volunteering for the Democratic Party and have thouroughly enjoyed each experience. I have always learned something from every volunteer opportunity I have been a part of. That's what I expected when I asked a member of OFA for a phone list for an upcoming phone bank.
Below is an e-mail I received from that OFA representative. Apparently, I was a member of two opposing Democratic clubs. I think he was suggesting that I was spying for the opposing group. This is not what I signed up for and as a result of the following e-mail, I have stepped down from my post as an Assembly Delegate and I will no longer invest my time as a volunteer for the Democratic Party.
"Karen. Got your voicemail. Respect, Empower, Include. Don't Lie. Don't canvass in the dark. Which part of Community Organizing do you not understand?
It was shocking! I write this not to promote negativity, but in the hopes that the Democratic Party will use this as a teaching tool on the affects one negative e-mail can have on your team of volunteers. Years of hard work has been forgotten and I walk away as a hurt volunteer. As I said to the OFA representative, Obama promotes bringing people together and so should Organizing for America.
This is a sad farewell!!
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