Last weekend, Jeanette decided that she couldn’t sit on the sidelines anymore. She had never volunteered before, but decided that now was as good a time as any to start.So armed with a pre-printed walk list from her local Obama headquarters and her favorite Obama button, she knocked on over 70 doors in one afternoon.
I was nervous about knocking on doors, since I have never done anything like this before. But as I told my friends, the dread of knocking on doors is still smaller for me than the dread of another four years of the same poor leadership of the country I love.So I knocked. And surprisingly, most people answered and even came out on their porches to talk with me. Many people said they are planning to vote for Obama and wanted to talk about why. Others were not sure who they would vote for and wanted to ask me a question related to the one issue they are still not sure about. Some people said they were planning to vote for McCain and they were still very nice and polite and wished me luck. No one slammed a door in my face or shouted anything at me. Everyone was as smiling and neighborly as I was, which did renew some of my faith in my fellow Americans.”
A 43-year-old mom in Bloomington, Indiana, Jeanette teaches sophomore-level writing classes at a local university. The economy is hitting Bloomington hard.
We can see many closed businesses – we lost Thompson Electric, RCA, Otis Elevator, and General Electric as well as many small businesses in our town and surrounding county over the last several years. I have watched the parents of my children’s friends struggle to keep their businesses functional, while worrying about keeping their homes and sending their kids to college.
Jeanette’s proud to be a part the campaign and working to make a difference.
If you want to help make a real change and don't want to leave the election to fate, please try stepping out of your comfort zone, too, to talk to your neighbors. Your Neighbor-to-Neighbor list will include people who usually vote Democratic yet have a spotty voting record. We all have to work together to encourage them to vote.
Though she was nervous at first, Jeannette had a great experience.
It's even more fun than you think it will be. You Obama headquarters can use your help in many other ways, including data entry or even dropping off cookies for volunteers. Please get involved during these remaining weeks. This election is too important to watch from the sidelines.
Join Jeanette and get off the sidelines. Contact your local Obama office to see how you can get involved, or try our Neighbor-to-Neighbor tool to print out your own canvass lists and get started in your own neighborhood. There are only 2 days left to Get Out The Vote – be part of our movement now.
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