Barack Obama and Political Awakening: June, 2003

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Monday March 19, 2007 · 10:42 AM PDT

2007/03/19 · 10:42

On Saturday, I went to the big Obama rally held in Oakland. Obama gave an excellent speech, and the 10,000 people who came left very pumped up. Femlaw had a great diary about the event here, and Frank Russo at California Progress Report covered it as well.

I volunteered to help for the event, which means that I had to show up early and stay a little bit late. I was there for a total of almost six hours, and I was happy to help. What I want to tell you about today is how I got to be there.

Many of you know me because of my posts and work on behalf of my Dad, Jack Carter, who ran for US Senate in Nevada last year. You may also know that Jimmy Carter is my grandfather. While I was growing up, I was always aware of what was going on politically, but I was never involved. I would vote, but that was about it. I had never volunteered for a campaign, never gone to a rally, and never given money to someone running for office.

Until June of 2003.

Sarah R Carter

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Saturday February 24, 2007 · 3:36 PM PST

2007/02/24 · 15:36

For the past few months, I’ve been involved with an organization called Democrats Work. Today, I’m going to tell you about a Democrats Work event here in San Francisco that happened just this morning. I blogged about a previous event here, and Thomas Bates, the executive director, has had a couple of posts about DW opportunities. In a recent post, Thomas mentioned that Wesley Clark had joined my grandpa, Jimmy Carter, on the National Advisory board for the organization. We believe that we can really make a difference.

Sarah R Carter

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Friday December 15, 2006 · 11:24 AM PST

2006/12/15 · 11:24

Cross-posted at MyDD.

Hi, everyone. Long time no see. Today I want to tell you about one thing that I’ve been doing since the campaign season ended. Some folks have asked me if I was going to take a break from politics after I worked so hard for my Dad, Jack Carter, in Nevada. And yes, for about a week, all I wanted to do was watch some football, have a few beers, and play Final Fantasy 12 on my PS2.

But one thing that’s drawn me back in is an organization called Democrats Work. Democrats Work is a community service organization that helps people organize projects within their own neighborhoods. The idea is that people can get together and do good things for their communities as Democrats. Their slogan is "Putting our values into action."

Sarah R Carter

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Thursday November 09, 2006 · 4:32 PM PST

2006/11/09 · 16:32

Hi, everyone. My Dad, Jack Carter, and I want to extend a big Thank You to the Daily Kos community. So many of you helped us out in a big way with your money, time, and support, and we are very grateful to everyone who chipped in. Read More

NV Early Voting has Begun: Home phoners needed to GOTV Today!

Sarah R Carter

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Saturday October 28, 2006 · 6:43 AM PDT

2006/10/28 · 06:43

Hi, folks. As you know, my Dad is Jack Carter, who's running for US Senate in Nevada. Early voting began last week, and we at the Carter campaign are doing a big GOTV push over the next week! It's easy to help us out using your home phone (or cell phone) and calling Nevada voters. Click here to register. You'll get phone numbers, instructions, and a script. Even a half hour of phone calls would be a big help. The numbers you'll get will be for people who are identified as Carter supporters; your job is to remind them that voting has begun and to urge them to vote.

On the flip is some encouraging news about voter turnout so far.
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NV-Sen - Big Campaign updates: TV ads!

Sarah R Carter

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Thursday October 12, 2006 · 9:00 AM PDT

2006/10/12 · 09:00

Cross-posted at Mydd Hi, folks. As many of you know, my Dad is Jack Carter, who's running for US Senate in Nevada. We're back on the air. I'll have the TV ads below (YouTube links and transcripts), a little bit of the coverage that my Dad got on his recent campaign swing through rural Nevada with Brian Schweitzer, and tell you about a new feature on the Carter Blog: "Outrageous Ensign Vote of the Day." Read More

NV-Sen - John Ensign and a lack of Halliburton Oversight

Sarah R Carter

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Sunday October 08, 2006 · 9:33 AM PDT

2006/10/08 · 09:33

Hi, everyone. As you know, my Dad is Jack Carter, who's running for US Senate in Nevada. Today, I want to talk about my Dad's opponent, John Ensign. John Ensign is the chair of the Armed Forces subcommittee on Readiness. In that role, part of his job is to oversee how money is spent for Iraq reconstruction. The contracting company Halliburton is a major recipient of that money, and it's likely that there is a lot of wasteful spending and/or fraud. John Ensign promised almost a year ago to hold hearings into the matter. He has not fulfilled his promise, and has just recently indicated that he does not intend to fulfill that promise.

His initial promise was made to Senator Byron Dorgan on the floor of the Senate on November 9, 2005. The following is an excerpt from the official Congressional record on that date (here's the link):
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NV-Sen - GREAT news coverage of Jack and Jimmy on the campaign trail

Sarah R Carter

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Friday September 29, 2006 · 11:47 AM PDT

2006/09/29 · 11:47

Cross-posted at MyDD

Hi, everyone. As you know, my Dad is Jack Carter, who's running for US Senate in Nevada. We're in the middle of a HUGE week on the campaign. My grandpa, Jimmy Carter, has been on a tour of Nevada with my Dad. They started out in the "rurals," were in Reno yesterday (I joined them there), and are doing events in Las Vegas today.

The coverage so far has been phenomenal. I'll tell you all about it.
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NV-Sen - Carters, Carters Everywhere!

Sarah R Carter

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Tuesday September 26, 2006 · 8:36 AM PDT

2006/09/26 · 08:36

Hi, everyone. As you may know, my Dad is Jack Carter, who's running for US Senate in Nevada. In yesterday's diary, I told you a little bit about what's been going on in terms of polling (Rasmussen has us down by nine points). I also updated you on the three debates that are coming up beginning on October 15.

Today, I want to tell you about what this week has in store for me, my Dad, and my Grandpa (Jimmy Carter), and also give you my fundraising pitch - September 30 will be the end of the quarter, and we need your help!
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NV-Sen - Polling, Debates, and a Great Fundraising Pitch

Sarah R Carter

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Monday September 25, 2006 · 8:27 AM PDT

2006/09/25 · 08:27

Cross-posted at MyDD

Hi, everyone. As you may know, my Dad is Jack Carter, who's running for US Senate in Nevada. The pace of the campaign is accelerating rapidly and there's a whole lot going on. Today, I'll give you a couple of campaign updates, and then I'll give my fundraising pitch - we've got a good shot to win this race, but we're going to need all the money we can get to do it. The updates you'll get in this diary are: a Rasmussen poll that was just released on Friday showing us trailing by single digits; and news that John Ensign, my Dad's opponent, has finally agreed to some debates. Read More

NV-Sen - Jack Carter vs. John Ensign on Torture

Sarah R Carter

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Tuesday September 19, 2006 · 8:48 AM PDT

2006/09/19 · 08:48

Cross-posted at MyDD

Hi, everyone. As you may know, my Dad is Jack Carter, who's running for US Senate in Nevada. He's been in the hospital recently with severe colitis - you may have read about it last week with diaries from CTLiberal and from Greg, our deputy campaign manager for research. Good news on that front: he is now home from the hospital and doing well. He's beginning to ease back into his campaign schedule. Our only concern now is that he'll try to do too much too fast - he's not very good at sitting still.

What I want to point out today is the vast difference between my Dad and his opponent, John Ensign, on the issue of torture.
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NV-Sen: Jack Carter's opponent, John Ensign

Sarah R Carter

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Tuesday September 12, 2006 · 2:40 PM PDT

2006/09/12 · 14:40

Hi, everyone. As many of you know, my Dad is Jack Carter, who's running for US Senate in Nevada. He has been hospitalized the past few days with severe colitis - you may have read about it in CTLiberal's diary or in the campaign volunteer Greg's diary. He's doing better now, and he's improving every day. Luckily for us, my grandpa, Jimmy Carter, was able to come to Nevada and cover for him at a couple of campaign events. You can read about it in Erin Neff's column at the Las Vegas Review- Journal, in a piece titled "A priceless stand-in." We were happy that we could make some lemonade out of those lemons. Today, though, I wanted to tell you a little bit about John Ensign, my Dad's opponent. Read More

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