Northeastern Ohio welcomed Senator Hillary Clinton to the campaign trail today, with her common message of change exciting crowds today in both Elyria and Akron.
The crew at Lorain County Community College were treated to a host of preceding speakers, who all made clear the heightening stakes in this year's election. Dan, the Field Organizer in the area, as well as one of its natives, welcomed Elyrians with a hearty "Bienvenido!" before telling them how they can get involved. A particular highlight was Congresswoman Betty Sutton, who also insisted that everyone volunteer, and for good reason:
Me and you and your friends are going to work to get Barack Obama in office, because we need a president who gets it.
After a few Hillary cheers, coolly mixing with Obama cheers ("Obama, '08, Ohio!"), the Senator from New York took the stage. She talked health care, she talked jobs, and she talked home foreclosures--things that millions of Ohioans are feeling the effects of every day. But most of all she talked about the change that Barack Obama represents--how his story really is the American Dream, and how he'll put working and middle-class people first. And like Congresswoman Sutton, she emphatically put the responsibility of the election on the supporters present--the necessity of talking to friends and neighbors and "working just as hard for Senator Obama" as they might have done for her in the primary. But she had a caveat:
When talking to your neighbors, don't ask "Who are you for?" Instead, ask "Who is for you?" Because the answer is Barack Obama.
Just a few ways YOU can get involved include: using Neighbor2Neighbor to go door-to-door on your own, coming in to your local field office to volunteer, making sure your friends are registered to vote, fighting the smears, texting OH to 62262 to stay up to date, and inviting your out-of-state friends to come volunteer in Ohio.
**Were you at the Hillary event? Were you a Hillary supporter during the primaries? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below!
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