Volunteering for Obama Post #3

This is my last, and final volunteering post! I completed my last four hours volunteering with Connor and Melanie again! It was so fun! This time we did not get lost and it was a nice, sunny afternoon, and a nice neighborhood too! We mapped out a plan to go around the entire circle, then on the way go through the streets in between. This time, more people answered their doors and most were very polite to us too! One woman even stated, "Sarah Palin is scary." She told us her views with Sarah Palin and thought that Palin as VP was a scary thought. In the beginning of our volunteering hours people answered their doors, but as the time got later, very few people showed up again. Some people answered their doors quickly, and after they found out that we were taking a poll about the campaign, they were hesitant to give us their answer. I also noticed that a lot of people registered to vote who were on the list were in College, and were not home. After the first hour and a half the weather began to get colder, and the sun began to slowly go down. As the temperature dropped nobody came to their door. We spent the last two hours walking around going door-to-door with no luck. Our conclusion was that during the times 6-9 many people are unable or reluctant to answer their doorbells, because they're too busy with work, dinner, or helping their families. Once the fourth hour was up, I couldn't believe the ten hours went by so quickly! I learned some new people- to people skills, and learned a lot more about the time and patience that many people go through to spread the word for their Party's candidate. This was a good experience, and I am glad that we were given the opportunity to help volunteer towards the 2008 Election, it was definitely worth it! :)

Volunteering for Obama Post #2

My second time Volunteering for Obama was on October 6th with Melanie, and Connor!! Since it was their first time, and my second time volunteering it was fun to show them what to do! However, we got a bit lost looking for the development that was given to us. If I can remember correctly, we were driving around in circles for at least an hour! Instead of giving us a neighborhood, the headquarters gave us a group of condominiums. The only problem was finding out if we were allowed to go inside and take polls about the campaign. At first, we stood outside not sure what to do, then we quickly went inside and looked for our first apartment number. It was really quiet in the halls, so at first it was a bit awkward being the loudest people around. Later on we went back and checked with the front desk to double-check and make sure that everything was allowed, and it was! For the majority of the night we had no luck and very few opened their doors to us. Since we were volunteering from 6 to 9, we were thinking many people were out for dinner, having dinner, or weren't home at the time. So ending that night, we probably had 30ish people answer their doors, leaving more than a hundred unanswered. It was still a fun night!!

Volunteering for Obama Post #1

Soo, I definitely campaigned for Obama at the end of September, but at least I remember everything! I also added pictures from the volunteering in some of my prior posts. Lets see, I first volunteered for my Service hours with Tyler, Carrie, and Maggie! I had no idea what to expect since it was my first time canvasing, I was so nervous. I was surprised how happy and busy the volunteers were, helping to expand their beliefs out to others. I was pleasantly surprised when we were given a neighborhood to canvasing that I knew well. Our first house was one of my family friend's house so it was exciting to what they would say about the campaign. I was nervous at first to go up and ask the poll questions, so I watched for the majority of the night, helping out with filling the answers, and giving brochures. The four of us canvased for three hours, and until it got dark and super cold! As we were finishing our second hour, we saw Mr. Bergman!!!!!!!!! We all miss him sososo much! He was the best band director ever! Ohh and one of the last house's we went to had a little boy give us Go-gurt as a gift! It was so cute! We were thinking he thought we were early trick-or-treaters? I mean, September 25th is close to October 31st right? Haha! :) It was a fun first canvasing experience!

Election Post #6

So here it is, the final Election Post, and the Election is upon us with the continuous campaigning coming to an end. Who will win the Presidency? As I watched the Conventions, read the Newspapers, read blogs, and watched the fluctuation of polls, I have come to the conclusion that Senator Barack Obama will win, and become the next President of the United States. I believe that Obama will win the Electoral College vote 320:218. I am not entirely sure about the popular vote but if I could guess, I think Obama would win 56,000 to McCain's 49,500 popular votes. I think that Obama will win because he has been out campaigning and raising a lot more money than McCain has, and has shown the public and the country that he is doing what he can to show his sincerity and dedication to the Country and to the office. Obama has raised tons of money towards his campaign while McCain used the money given and raised little. Obama used the media in his campaign as an advantage by broadcasting many ads on tv, radios, the internet, etc, to showcase his candidacy to more people.

I think the winner of the Virginia State will be Demorcrat Marc Warner, than Republican Jim Gilmore. I think Warner will win over Gilmore because not only will Virginia most likely swing Demorartic this Election for the President, but most likely will lean towards Demorcrat for the State race as well. Governeor Marc Warner helped cut taxes making more affordable and helped bond ratings. He has also helped fund for schools, helped buisnesses, other services, and during his previous times working in the Government he helped with the economy. I think that Marc Warner will win State.

For the 10th district, I think that Frank Wolf will win.

For the 11th district, I think that Gerry Connolly will win.