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Heating up With No Days To Go
By William Kellibrew on 11/03/2008 @ 05:37 PM
This election has certainly turned out to be one of the most historic elections we have on the books. For instance, the campaigns have raised record amounts of contributions, and for the first time, a nomination for an African-American man for the Democratic spot and a female for the Republican Vice President spot. The dynamics are historic and we just don't have to sit idly by and watch. We can vote.
With that, I voted early this morning at approximately 8:30 a.m. Although it only took me 15 minutes to vote, I'd stood in line since 7:00 a.m. I waited an hour and a half to be a part of the election process. In fact, this is my first time voting early or even considering it. I even slept on the floor because I simply refused to stand for an hour and a half. Wouldn't you? There is no way we can miss the excitement.
With only less than a day to go, we are turning up the volume on everything we are doing. Our entire office voted early, we sent out 100,000 church fans across the country for Sunday morning worship service. Some even made Bible Study. We have knocked on thousands of doors and left door hangars to remind voters how they need to prepare to vote at polling locations and a host of other get-out-the-vote strategies.
More importantly though, is voter protection. Once we vote, we have to consider that our vote is protected. If you feel like your vote, or someone else's, has been compromised dial our 1-866-MYVOTE1 hotline and file a complaint. This complaint gives us an opportunity to understand and strategically approach voter protection issues.
On the more positive end, I listened to Oprah today on a conference call and she mentioned that folks need to get their families out when they go to the polls tomorrow. She said, "Take someone with you." The most important thing she said though was that we need to "...celebrate the vote." Regardless for whom you vote, vote.
I will be blogging tomorrow about the issues and really would appreciate your comments. See you soon.
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