Kristen Psaki is on the ground in Florida, and was on hand for the St. Petersburg office opening last Wednesday night. St. Pete is just one of 19 offices that are already up and running in Florida. -- Chicago HQ
Over 200 names filled sign up sheets that began to curl from the rain in Grand Central District. Barack’s Campaign for Change unveiled its St. Petersburg office with special guests Senator Charles Justice and Representative Rick Kriseman, who reminded the packed crowd:
We are in one of the most diverse areas of St. Petersburg, which is exactly what this campaign is all about. How do we turn this movement into a reality right here in St. Pete? We go door to door and we talk to our neighbors.
The people who stood shoulder to shoulder Wednesday night all arrived for their own reasons. Kristen is a labor delivery nurse who has seen the cracks in the health care system head on -- she's consistently frustrated by the number of hospital patients she sees who deserved preventative care months ago. Kristen came to the office opening because she's excited for the first time about a candidate and is looking forward to volunteering a few days a week when she's not working the night shift.Next to Kristen stood Tammy. Tammy's roots run deep in St. Pete, and she has been involved in political campaigns since Jimmy Carter. But best of all, we met Bobby, whose mom owns the ice cream parlor next door and decided to paint a sign for the office opening.
Read the full post . . .
Comments are closed for this post.
