Congressman Hodes signs the wall in our new Derry Office
Getting a bright and early start at 8:30 AM, Congressman Paul Hodes joined Obama staff and supporters yesterday at “opening parties” for our three newest campaign offices – in Derry, Peterborough, and Lebanon.
Hodes stressed the importance of grassroots organizing, saying “This election is going to be won in offices like this, on the ground…With neighbors talking to neighbors.”
He emphasized the urgency of this election at this moment in history, citing the importance of issues from Iraq to healthcare to battles over voting rights:
We don’t have time for little change. It’s time for real change… I feel personally, I feel deeply that this is the time, and this is the man to take our country where we need to go...I ask you to come with me to vote for Obama, to vote for the 21st century for our country.
Supporters mingle in Peterborough
Congressman Hodes in Peterborough
Karlene, a volunteer from Hancock, was at the Peterborough event. She says she finds the campaign is “bringing in new people and new blood to politics” and her neighbors are taking notice. So far, she said, the campaign has been an incredibly grassroots effort and “it’s only going to grow bigger and bigger.”
Londonderry resident Stacy, who attended the Derry event, has never volunteered for a political campaign before because “I never had someone I totally believed in before.” For her, Barack is that someone and with a campaign office so close to her home, Stacy plans to get even more active.
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