B.Y.O. Ballot
It is nothing short of amazing the amount of hope an inspiration the American people are picking up from Obama’s campaign. People from all over this nation votes in droves last night to take part in primaries which will impact whether in November we’ll be voting for the first woman president or first non-white president. They braved cold, dark, snow, and even hurricanes to tell the Democratic Party either they’re happy with the way Washington has been working for the last few decades or that they’re ready for change. Based on the number of deligates Obama’s campeign picked up, it’s clear that his message of change is still gaining influence in the hearts of Americans across the country and across party lines.
More people have been turning out for this clection cycle than ever before. Not by thousands, not by hundreds of thousands. Millions. Pole turnout for the democrats across the country is up by millions over previous records.
California’s poles showed such a turn out that pole workers started asking people to use their sample ballots since they had ran out. That’s right, we were so eager to vote that we were running out of ballots.
There’s an energy in the air. Something sharp and nervous. Not just hope, but also fear of that hope will being lost, taken away. That’s why we have to keep pushing. It is my sincere hope that anyone who was touched by Barack Obama’s message of change enough to vote for him will also help contribute to his campaign. $5 to help get a president in the white house who won’t be pushing the agenda’s of corporate America. $5 to elect a president who inspires hope for America. Real hope. Unprecedented hope. $5 to elect a president who wasn’t born into wealth or an easy life and understands how American’s really live and what we have to struggle with.