I have been making calls to KY and am pretty excited about the enthusiasm I am hearing on the other end of the line. The main places I have been calling into are Louisville, Lexington and Frankfort.
Louisville is really key to narrowing the gap in this state since it is home to roughly 40% of all democrats living in KY. People are so excited in Lousiville - a man there told me he thinks Obama can take the city. Our campaigners there have been working hard, and many people from neighboring Indiana are going across the river on a daily basis to help out.
Lexington and Frankfort seemed to be going well. I had one young woman I spoke to explain to me why she was for Obama. She really like his helalth care plan, and said, "He really cares about people like me."
She explained to me that she is 25 years old and has not been able to get adequate medical care - to the point that she is missing teeth. She said many of her friends of the same age would not be voting; they are not even registered. She keeps trying to explain to them how important it is. I asked her if she would like to volunteer to help out on the campaign. "Could I?" she asked. I looked up the local HQ and gave her the phone and address.
I explained that in a way she already was a part of the campaign just because she was trying to get people to register - and I explained about Vote for Change. I told her we need self starters like herself.
"It would be my honor," she said.
I know it sounds corny but conversations like this one really touch me. It reminds me of how important reaching out to every voter is, and how encouraging people to speak up is an integral part of this campaign. It makes it all so immediately gratifying.
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