Earnest spent 37 years at the US Postal Service in Los Angeles, California, before retiring and settling in Converse, Texas. This summer, he saw Barack speak in San Antonio, and what he heard inspired him.
"I am 64 years old and I had never been to a political rally," says Earnest. "I heard his message and I felt he’s saying what needs to be said. This country needs to go in a new direction, we need a new appraoch, we can't let the lobbyist run our country anymore."
Earnest has already made several small donations to the campaign, and after recieving an email this morning about the need to close the gap with Hillary through the force of small donations, he was motivated to give again.
"The fact that Obama went for a grassroots type operation, getting everyone involved, is why I'm in this," says Earnest, who gave $15. "We're going to change politics as usual."
Supporting Obama is a family affair for Earnest. He and his wife sport Obama signs in their windows and a bumper sticker on their car, and his three children, who live in California, Florida, and Illinois, respectively, are also active supporters.
"For so long," says Earnest, "people have thought of politicians as crooks. And the reason is because they take so much from the special interests. Barack Obama isn't taking money from these folks, he's taking it from us, the people."
"This means that I can personally get involved in the running of this country, something that hasn’t been done before," continues Earnest. "It means I’m buying into a campaign system that’s accountable to me. And if lots of other people feel the same way I do, the people will have taken back the government. And like Lincoln said, we'll make it by the people, of the people, and for the people."
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