Final Stretch

Hey all! We're finally in the home stretch before the election! I still can't really talk about specifics of what I'm doing for GOTV, but I have been working 12-14 hour days canvassing, making phone calls and other generalized organizing goodness. Never fear! Ben is here to turn Ohio blue!


In all seriousness, the campaign trail is really heating up and we're doing everything we can to get people to vote. We're all aware of the current favorable shift in the polling numbers, but polling means nothing and votes mean everything. After the two Bush campaigns, I'll never underestimate the Republican's ability to win elections. Fairly or not, the Republicans have found a way to get their votes in and Democratic votes out. But never fear, Ben is here!

That said, the political consciousness has really been raised out here. Many many people have already voted either by mail or in person, while others seem almost eager to really talk politics. I've had numerous conversations with people who admit that they haven't voted in 20-30 years. They feel like this is an extremely important election, have heard a lot of conflicting allegations and positions and just want an informed opinion (which I'm more than happy to give them). I can tell some of them have traditionally voted Republican and are having trouble articulating a reason to vote Obama. Just by talking thru the issues and giving them some perspective usually leads to an "yeah I'll probably vote Obama" by the end of the conversation.

In any case, we're working hard, not taking anything for granted, I'll be home in a week, and go Obama.

Obamanos a la Casa Blanca!