Weekend Plans

[da]

(As much fun as a road-trip to PA might be, I think I'm going with option b). Indeed I think there is a batch of phone-numbers this afternoon with my name on them.)

(I wonder what the Obama Campaign will do with this immense volunteer apparatus once the election's over.  ...Suggestions?)


From: Jon Carson, BarackObama.com
To: my gmail
Subject: Your Weekend Plans

Daniel --

Time is quickly running out, but you can still make a huge difference in how this election is decided.

It's going to take an unprecedented push by supporters like you to get us over the top -- and there are still plenty of ways you can take this campaign into your own hands.

Help make history. Please check out the activities below and fit as many as you can into your schedule.

Drive for Change -- Pennsylvania
	One of the most powerful ways to make a difference is talk to swing voters face-to-face or help out at the polls in a battleground state. If you can grab a couple of friends and head out of town for a day or two, Pennsylvania Campaign for Change staff will be there to greet you and provide everything you need to succeed. No experience is necessary. Sign up today -- there's a volunteer shift in Pennsylvania with your name on it.
Call from Home
	We need to make hundreds of thousands of calls to voters in battleground states today through Election Day. Right from your own home, on your own schedule, you can call voters in Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state that is the McCain campaign's best path to victory. We'll give you the phone numbers and the talking points. It couldn't be easier. Get your list of Pennsylvania voters to call right now.

Comments

[dr-tectonic.livejournal.com]

I wonder what the Obama Campaign will do with this immense volunteer apparatus once the election's over. ...Suggestions?

If they're smart, they'll apply it to working on cleaning up the long list of problems he's inheriting. Dealing with big issues like global warming will require a lot of social change, and having a huge volunteer army talking to people about it could be pretty helpful. (I mean, assuming Obama wins, of course.)

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

The latest This American Life is in part about the volunteer army in PA, and how union staffers are having a tough time of it trying to get some of the union rank-and-file to vote for Obama, including challenging them on their racism. Which the union leaders decided was a necessary strategy. It's pretty raw for me right now, but I hope to write about it when I finish listening.

[http://users.livejournal.com/merle_/]

No experience is necessary.

It is so nice to know that changing the outcome of an election requires no experience. It makes me feel all warm and gushy inside, like a marshmallow about to fall off the stick and catch fire...

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

...whatcha got against first-time voters, eh? :)

Here's hoping the marshmallow gets devoured instead of dropped into the fire.

mmm. Now I want marshmallow chocolate ice-cream. drat.