Well… it’s looking like Bush may have won. The race was very close in several states, but more Bush folks made it to the polls than Kerry folks. In Florida the margin is a few hundred thousand votes this year… close, but not nearly as close as it was in 2000. The turnout was incredible with some precincts reporting 80% or higher turnouts.<\/p>\n
I was on the ground fighting for votes. I was physically at the poll from 6:30 am to 7:00 pm. I was personally responsible for getting people that would have otherwise not voted to the polls. Right off the top of my head, I can think of three. Kisha Hernandez lives in a hotel room. She’s a young, hispanic woman that doesn’t have a car. I called her late yesterday and was able to get her to the poll on time to vote. G.B. Cheathum is a biker. He hardly ever votes, but I was persistent. After talking to him a few times, I was happy to see him when I arrived to the polls at 6:30. He was the 15th person in line. Karina Gil was an undecided voter when I first talked to her. I called her again just before election day… and again on Tuesday. She made it to the polls after work and voted.<\/p>\n
I made a plea to friends a few weeks ago asking for one hour of their time. One hour. That was all I asked for. I received a few e-mails from friends. Two live in California, one lives in Georgia and another lives near DC. Not one single friend that currently lives in the state of Florida came forward to volunteer a single, solitary hour of their time. That’s right… let me repeat that. Not one of these folks came forward to volunteer a single hour of their time.<\/p>\n
The same can’t be said of Liz’s friends. Terri, Vivian, Katy and Margaret all stepped up to the plate. These people found time despite working 40+ hours per week. Despite living full lives outside of this election… they found time for at least one hour. Some… a whole lot more. Heck… I attended two Halloween parties, and I still found time to volunteer on Halloween weekend.<\/p>\n
The fact of the matter is that even though we volunteered time and sweat… someone else out there volunteered more time and sweat than we did to get their candidate elected. Without regret I can say that I did my part for this election. Where the fuck were you? ;p<\/p>\n
–sam<\/p>\n
p.s. Come 2006 when we fight to take back seats in the House and Senate I expect someone out there to help. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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