(Community Matters) I’m spending the days before the election with extraordinarily enthusiastic people in Western Michigan. These folks have been living a recession, some say living in a depression. But, by the strength of character and optimism I’m finding, you wouldn’t know it. They were with us at the campaign headquarters until after 10 on Friday (I bet some much later), canvassed from 9am to after 6pm on Saturday and were back canvassing and phone banking yesterday. They made homemade cookies, cupcakes and sandwiches to feed us (the volunteers) and are housing many of those here from out of state.
I know some of you are getting nervous, frankly, that’s not a bad thing – better nervous and motivated to make one more call, knock on one more door or donate one more time.
Two stories stand out from Friday’s canvassing. First, the young man who said he was going to vote for Senator Obama until he learned he’d taken his senate oath on the Koran instead of the Bible. After we talked and I assured him this wasn’t true, that Barack and Michelle were both lifelong Christians (good gosh, this really shouldn’t be part of the criteria) and realized he’d been tricked by McCain supporters, he was angry at Republicans and again voting for Barack. Second, a woman and her two daughters weren’t only enthusiastic about Obama, they immediately put a sticker on their car. The dad said he was voting for Nader. The mom and daughters pulled me aside and said not to worry; they’d make sure he voted for Barack.
Matt Drudge is cooking the books on polls and the conservative media uses his articles to repeat incorrect information. The race is mostly tightening in McCain states – in Arizona and a few other formerly “decided” red states. It’ll be an electoral vote landslide – 400 to 138. Obama over McCain in the popular vote by 10 points.
Barack wants to be everyone’s president. When we elect Barack President on Tuesday, he doesn’t want us to alienate McCain/Palin supporters. He knows to correct our path, we’ve got to unite this country.
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