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A dozen friends spent two-plus hours last night phonebanking for Obama. I'd estimate we each got through 20-30 calls. (Then we had a feast!)
Of the 30 or so calls I made, about 10 weren't home or were bad numbers.
Of the remaining 20, I only had one strong Clinton supporter (who tried to pick an argument with me for nearly 10 minutes; I was very upbeat and positive with him, hoping at least to convey that Obama supporters are not "venomous" which is the new media slam on us). I had three people who did not want to discuss the election.
The rest were either moderately or enthusiastically pro-Obama -- wildly enthusiastic for him.
I talked with one woman who said she was grieving because her brother and cousin had both just died, but that the one thing she wanted to do now was get to the polls and vote for Barack. She talked about the price of gas, groceries, the loss of jobs in our country, the war.
This was a moving and encouraging experience. I urge everyone to try the Obama virtual phonebanking system -- it's very easy to use once you sign up:
http://my.barackobama.com
I'll make calls to Wisconsin and Texas next.
"Animals are my friends. And I don't eat my friends." -- George Bernard Shaw
by Hudson on Tue Feb 12, 2008 at 05:38:50 AM PDT
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for your time and that of your friends! :-)
"Not just with words, but with deeds." -- Barack Obama
by kath25 on Tue Feb 12, 2008 at 05:54:34 AM PDT
I actually spoke with a woman who said people at her work were saying that oprah was funding Barack's campaign, and for that reason she was voting for Clinton. I informed her that such talk was nonsense and noone can donate more than $2300, and I pointed her to some websites to learn more about the campaign. I also informed her about the DailyKos drive to donate $5.01 to the campaign today. I think i convinced her to go with barack, because I told her one of the main things one should look to before voting is where they get the money to fund their campaigns. Barack is getting money from mostly individuals like us. I think she liked that and she thanked me for the information. I find just not being too pushy and just informing the voter about the differences between the two candidates is far more effective than just being an all out advocate. gives you more credibility.
by Gabriel Jack on Tue Feb 12, 2008 at 07:23:16 AM PDT
by condorcet on Tue Feb 12, 2008 at 07:44:13 AM PDT
how just a little bit of accurate information can do the trick.
Everyone's always in favor of saving Hitler's brain. But when you put it in the body of a great white shark, oh! Suddenly you've gone too far!-Futurama
by McJagger on Tue Feb 12, 2008 at 08:05:42 AM PDT
7 numbers were bad, 2 pro-Clinton, 4 undecideds and 5 enthusiastically for Obama.
by rapcetera on Tue Feb 12, 2008 at 08:02:33 AM PDT
I was very upbeat and positive with him, hoping at least to convey that Obama supporters are not "venomous" which is the new media slam on us).
That's Krugman. He's a bit cranky these days.
We all have days like that. Some more than others.
What's the matter with Hillary?
by chicago jeff on Tue Feb 12, 2008 at 10:48:40 AM PDT
wide narrow
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