Growing up poor in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, we were taught to help each other in any way we could by babysitting, sharing garden vegetables, carpooling to the grocery store and to church…
Michigan Delegate Diana is familiar with fiscal struggle and is worried about today’s economy. Although originally a Clinton Delegate, Diana had the opportunity to hear Senator Obama speak in Lansing, Michigan recently about his energy policy. She says...
I was impressed by his pragmatic approach to alleviating the pain at the gas pump. When someone is only making $8-$10 an hour, these gas prices are a catch-22. Too many people have to cut back on food and medication just to keep gas in the car to get to work. Also, senior citizens on fixed incomes are worried about having enough money to pay to heat their homes in the winter.
Diana decided to run as a delegate to the National Convention to help the Democratic Party win the presidency in 2008 and to play a significant role in deciding which issues are incorporated into our party platform. Diana is concerned about “the alarming rate of decent paying jobs that are disappearing from our communities” as well as lack of available decent healthcare. “It’s a shame that too many families have to put out ‘coffee cans’ at local businesses to collect nickels and dimes from the public to help defray the cost of medical care for cancer victims, accident victims, transplant patients, etc.”Additionally, “as a mother, aunt, and friend, I’m concerned that our country will be permanently at war and that at some point a draft will be instituted and the children of my family, friends, and neighbors will be drafted to fight in the Middle East.” Diana has been an active grassroots Democrat for the past 30 years. She has worked as a volunteer in each of the county and congressional districts that she has lived in. She’s excited about the local support she sees for Barack.
What’s interesting to me is the fact that even the moderate Republicans in our area are considering voting for Barack Obama. I’m impressed with Senator Obama’s ability to motivate a broad range of voters—from the guy in the blue jeans and baseball cap to the women with expensive jewelry who come into our office asking how they can support Obama. The number of young people who have volunteered to make phone calls, canvass neighborhoods, and register their peers to vote is amazing. I haven’t seen this much energy in the 30 years that I’ve been involved. I truly look forward to working for and electing Senator Barack Obama as President of the United States of America!
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