Blue Ohio: We made it happen

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Wednesday November 05, 2008 · 8:04 PM PST

2008/11/05 · 20:04

I was perhaps one of the few volunteers at the bar last night who didn't crack up into tears when the news rolled in that Ohio had turned blue for the first time since Clinton's win.

It was the confirmation of President Elect Barack Obama's win that did for my composure, and after three weeks of furious amounts of data entry and paper cuts and late nights, this was the final verdict that kicked off the celebrations.

I don't get to vote, but I got to take part in one of the most memorable volunteer efforts I've ever had the pleasure to witness.

alryssa

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Thursday October 23, 2008 · 11:11 PM PDT

2008/10/23 · 23:11

It's pretty much a given that those of you reading this entry have been asked at some point to volunteer for the Obama campaign in your local area or via emails. Most of you, like myself, have probably never found the time, or felt intimidated by the concept of knocking on strangers' doors or calling them at home, expecting a potentially hostile reaction.

I want to try and change that for those of you still debating the idea. There's more to volunteering than just knocking on doors and making calls. Some of you might even have been canvassing, and wondered what happens to all that information you're notating as you wander the neighbourhoods.

You're looking at her.

One of her, anyway.

I'm a data entry volunteer for the Obama campaign in Hamilton, and here's what I do.

alryssa

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Thursday March 06, 2008 · 12:31 PM PST

2008/03/06 · 12:31

As per the New York Times article published today, it appears that the NRCC's financial records are coming under direct scrutiny by the Feds - at the GOP's request.

Financial irregularities are nothing new when it comes to politics, but this isn't just an irregularity - it's beginning to smell a lot like longterm fraud, with a side dish of embezzlement.

And when it comes to this kind of activity, one thing at least right now is certain: you can't perpetrate this kind of crime alone.

alryssa

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Monday August 06, 2007 · 10:42 AM PDT

2007/08/06 · 10:42

As published here, the House of Representatives in Ohio is slated to introduce H.B. 287, a bill that purports to empower would-be fathers of unborn children in abortion decisions.

Text of the bill is here.

Sponsored by 6 Republicans and 1 Democrat, the bill contains alarming language that is nothing short of unconstitutional. Regardless of its alleged intent to give men more of a say in parental decisions, it reads more like a draconian method to continue to victimise women, specifically survivors of abuse, incest and rape.

The text of this bill is clear: No father? No abortion.

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