I've begged. I've pleaded. I've posted diary after diary about the important work people have been doing to make sure Barack Obama becomes our next president. I've assembled lists of inspiring diaries by some of our great Kossack volunteers.
This is it, folks. All of our hard work comes down to these final days, and we need every last one of you doing what you can to bring this baby home.
Obama has a good chance of winning this election, but we can NOT take a win for granted. McCain is now putting tons of resources into Pennsylvania, focusing especially on Northeast Philadelphia, where my group has been going every weekend for the past 7 weeks. Obama field staff in Northeast Philly report that negative leaflets, robocall, emails and ads are everywhere now, aimed at convincing voters that Obama is untrustworthy and dangerous.
Some of you are probably convinced that there is no way McCain can pull off a win in Pennsylvania. I hope you're right, but I'm not going to count on it.
I was in New Hampshire for the primary. Barack had double-digit leads in almost every poll. There was just NO WAY he was going to lose the state. But he did! I swore that day that I'd never trust the polls again. We need to keep working like we're 10 points down.
so, ARE YOU READY STEP IT UP?
Below are a few ways you can get involved and help ensure a win for Barack Obama next Tuesday. You might also want to plug in to a state or local race to have impact closer to home. Please, with only 7 days left, find a way to get involved in this election (offline, that is).
CAN YOU GO TO NORTHEAST PHILLY to help GOTV?
Direct, face-to-face voter contact is the MOST EFFECTIVE way to win votes. We need as many volunteers as we can get to travel to PA to help Get Out The Vote. Below are trips going from Manhattan to Northeast Philly. Additional trips leaving from Brooklyn, Harlem and other locations to Philadelphia, Allentown, Wilkes Barre and elsewhere can be found at nyobama.com/events/nyc.
If you want to get plugged in to trips from other parts of the state, or with particular constituency/language groups, send an email to nyobamatrips@gmail.com and they will send you information.
PLEASE SIGN UP EARLY IF POSSIBLE!!
Saturday, November 1 -- day trip
Sunday, November 2 -- day trip
Monday, November 3 -- day trip
Tuesday, November 4 -- day trip
Saturday/Sunday, November 1-2 -- Weekend Trip
Saturday, Nov. 1 - Wednesday, Nov. 5 -- four-day trip
Can you help out with voter protection in Philadelphia?
If you are a lawyer, law student, or just a smart, reasonable person, Pennsylvania could REALLY use your help on election day. See Adam B's front page post from yesterday. The situation is serious, and we need all the help we can get.
IF YOU CAN'T GET TO PA, OR HAVE ADDITIONAL TIME TO GIVE IN NY OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS
Your help is needed at the Obama Headquarters in New York, or at one of the many phonebanks set up around town. New York state has tasked with calling an enormous number of voters in battleground states to help GOTV. The information we collect is a critical piece of the campaign field plan.
Come to the Obama for American NY office, 52 Broadway, 5th floor, any day of the week, any time between 10 am – 9 pm to make calls or enter data. Bring your cell phone and/or laptop. For a complete list of phonebanking locations throughout the city and state, visit: my.barackobama.com/page/content/nylastcall.
Oh, and all of you in the other 49 states -- there's plenty for you to do, too. Go to the obama website, sign up and start knocking on doors or making calls.
7 days to go.