| | I admit, I am an extremely frustrated and saddened Californian. After working countless hours (my friend Paquito working even more countless hours, along with all the others working in the Santa Ana office volunteering for the Obama campaign) I'm dumbfounded by Clinton's resilience and the tenacity of her supporters here.
But there's still hope. As I write this, Obama has won thirteen states, compared to Hillary's eight. Obama had an extremely strong showing in his home state, Illinois, as well as both small states and southern states. He is building up momentum, with more and more people everyday recognizing his name and the values in which he believes. He's also been a fundraising juggernaut, raising over $30 million in the month of January, compared to one-third that by Hillary.
At the precinct that I was working at today as a poll worker, at the end of the day, 42 electronic ballots had been cast for Obama, compared to 41 for Hillary. Although I admit the small sample size, I think it's also important to note that I live in south Orange County, possibly the furthest thing one can label as a "black neighborhood." In fact, exit polls across America are showing that Obama is garnering greater support from different populations, including young voters and also adult white males.
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I think that what the party elders need to understand is that Obama represents change -- a new track for the Democratic party. He is hope of a new generation of voters -- of those disenfranchised and disenchanted by the political process. Yes, taking a gamble on young voters can be dangerous: we are notoriously flakey -- as voters and as human beings. But if we set our minds to this task -- to this dream -- I think we can be the new wave of the Democratic party.
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I admit that while I was working, I had the opportunity to convince an older couple who I was helping with their e-ballots to vote for Barack Obama instead of Hillary Clinton, but my sense of civic duty and commitment to a fair electoral process stopped me from doing so. That does not mean, however, that tomorrow, and all the days leading up to the Democratic convention I will not fight fervently to make sure that Obama succeeds. That does not mean I will allow Hillary to deceive more and more people with the falsehoods of her politics. Even more so will I fight to make sure that hope succeeds and change follows. Si se puede. Yes we can.
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| | Posted 2/5/2008 11:44 PM - 45 Views - 4 eProps - 2 comments
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