Showing posts with label GOTV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GOTV. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Historic Vote
A record number of Americans are expected to go out today and cast ballots to elect the 44th President of the United States, ending what can only be called "one of the most extraordinary Presidential elections in this nation's 232-year history."
Today, we as a nation waits to see who will succeed America's worst President ever, President George W. Bush. I truly believe that Americans are yearning for a dramatic change in direction. A look at a recent New York Times/CBS News poll found that "a record 89 percent of Americans now say the country has pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track." In a Gallup poll out today, 92 percent of of registered voters agreed with the statement that "the stakes in this presidential election are higher than in previous years."
Both of the Presidential candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain, argue that they represent a change that America needs, though they offer two very different visions for America. The 2000 was a vote for which direction this country would go, though many did not recognize how different the choices were. This time everyone knows what is at stake, and that a vote for either candidate is a vote for the path this nation should go down over the next four years.
"Change is coming," declares McCain, though he does not say specifically where. While Obama talks about "the change we need," and offers a specific vision for the future.
As is to be expected in any election, the American people disagree on the exact nature of the change they believe would most benefit the country, but overwhelmingly they are looking for a dramatic departure from President Bush's America.
I truly believe this is a vote for the future. I truly fear for the direction of this country if McCain/Palin are elected.
Today, we as a nation waits to see who will succeed America's worst President ever, President George W. Bush. I truly believe that Americans are yearning for a dramatic change in direction. A look at a recent New York Times/CBS News poll found that "a record 89 percent of Americans now say the country has pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track." In a Gallup poll out today, 92 percent of of registered voters agreed with the statement that "the stakes in this presidential election are higher than in previous years."
Both of the Presidential candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain, argue that they represent a change that America needs, though they offer two very different visions for America. The 2000 was a vote for which direction this country would go, though many did not recognize how different the choices were. This time everyone knows what is at stake, and that a vote for either candidate is a vote for the path this nation should go down over the next four years.
"Change is coming," declares McCain, though he does not say specifically where. While Obama talks about "the change we need," and offers a specific vision for the future.
As is to be expected in any election, the American people disagree on the exact nature of the change they believe would most benefit the country, but overwhelmingly they are looking for a dramatic departure from President Bush's America.
I truly believe this is a vote for the future. I truly fear for the direction of this country if McCain/Palin are elected.
Get Out And Vote
I voted this morning, and breathed a sigh of relief. This year the campaign for the Presidencey is just way to long. All the ads, the polling, the speeches, and rallies culminate tomorrow as Americans head to the polls to vote in one of the nation's most historic elections.
With 90 percent of the electorate holding the opinion that the country is seriously off track, voters are engaging in the political process as never before. Approximately 153 million Americans are now registered to vote. This is nearly 75% percent of U.S. citizens who are 18 years or older, this is a record.
Record numbers of people are turning out to take advantage of the early voting systems in more than 30 states, and election officials are expecting record turnout overall. Of course high turnout leads to the possibility of massive problems, including long lines, votes not being properly counted, and even deliberate suppression, because despite being a democratic nation for over 200 years, we still have a banana republic voting system.
Conservatives and rightwing wingnuts continue to demagogue the potential of vast voter fraud, although they have virtually no solid evidence to back up their claims.
The possibilities of problems with the voting shouldn't deter anyone from voting. This is an important vote, and possibly a historic vote. Take part, make your voice part of the process.
With 90 percent of the electorate holding the opinion that the country is seriously off track, voters are engaging in the political process as never before. Approximately 153 million Americans are now registered to vote. This is nearly 75% percent of U.S. citizens who are 18 years or older, this is a record.
Record numbers of people are turning out to take advantage of the early voting systems in more than 30 states, and election officials are expecting record turnout overall. Of course high turnout leads to the possibility of massive problems, including long lines, votes not being properly counted, and even deliberate suppression, because despite being a democratic nation for over 200 years, we still have a banana republic voting system.
Conservatives and rightwing wingnuts continue to demagogue the potential of vast voter fraud, although they have virtually no solid evidence to back up their claims.
The possibilities of problems with the voting shouldn't deter anyone from voting. This is an important vote, and possibly a historic vote. Take part, make your voice part of the process.
Monday, November 03, 2008
"We Have A Lot Of Work To Do"
This Get Out The Vote video from the Obama campaign sums things up:
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