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Thank You! Now what???

By m2violin - Feb 11th, 2008 at 10:34 pm EST

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First off, I wanted to thank each and every one of you receiving this message for your hard work on the campaign. Thanks to your efforts, the Obama movement now has the "Big Mo" going into tomorrow's Beltway primary. Please remember that here in Oklahoma we have 14 Obama delegates in our state delegation. (Democratic delegates are awarded through proportional representation, not "winner take all" as is the case with the Republicans.) So-you made a difference!

I have been asked if there's any way we can still help Barack Obama win the Democratic nomination. The answer is yes! Here are some things you can do:

Phone bank from home-The Obama campaign still has their online phone banking tool set up at http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/phonebankmap . They are especially looking for women to call voters in Wisconsin. Also, if you speak Spanish, you're needed to call voters in Virginia.
E-mail or talk to your friends and relatives. I e-mailed friends in the Super Tuesday states last week and got a very positive reception. I just sent a message outlining a few of my reasons for supporting Barack Obama and urging they give him serious consideration to be the next President of the United States. I also spoke to my mother, who lives in Illinois (a Super Tuesday state). She was very much undecided, but wound up voting for Obama. I believe what I told her influenced her decision to vote for Obama. If you have friends/relatives in Texas, Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, Wisconsin, Hawaii, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Vermont of Wyoming contact them, tell them why you support Obama, and ask them to vote for him.
If you are able to do so, consider making a trip to Texas. Texas is a state with a lot of delegates. If we win enough delegates there we could very well seal the nomination! Amie Nguyen is organizing a trip to Wichita Falls. She's been in contact with Obama supporters there, and they would very much welcome more help. Contact Amie at amie.c.nguyen@gmail.com if you can help. Another Tulsa Obama supporter, Robert Lawrence, is looking into a trip into the DFW metroplex, or possibly Denton. If you're interested in that trip. contact Robert at robert@debatelinks.com . If you want to organize your own trip you might consider Austin, College Station or Houston. If you're really ambitous (especially if you speak Spanish) consider a trip to Brownsville, Harlingen or McAllen. For those who would prefer to stay closer to home Paris or Sherman are both within a 3 1/2 hour drive from Tulsa. If you're organizing a trip let me know and I'll spread the word.
Got extra Obama stuff? (Flyers, door hangers, yard signs, etc.) Contact Amie or Robert so they can ferry them down to Texas (they really want Obama stuff). Or, if you're organizing your own trip, take them with you!
OK, this is off topic, but we need to be thinking "down ticket." President Obama will need more Democrats in the House and Senate to help him achieve his agenda for Change We Can Believe In. Here in Oklahoma, we have an opportunity to elect a Democrat who will do just that-and remove them embarrassment that we have in Jim Inhofe. Please give serious consideration to actively supporting Andrew Rice in his bid for the U.S. Senate. His website is http://andrewforoklahoma.com/ . I'm ready for a senator we can truly be proud of-not a constant embarrassment. And-Andrew is an Obama supporter to boot!

Again, thank you for your help with the Obama campaign! I'm confident we'll be in touch to GOTV in November. We all have the Audacity to Hope things can change for the better in our country!

Best regards,

Martha Matteswww.barackobama.com PS: Would you like a celebration get-together? E-mail me back if you're interested!

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