NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR

Jill Biden talks about reaching out Neighbor Neighbor.
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If you would like to call from home you can use this handy internet tool! Don't like calling, you can also have an impact on this election from your own community. Here are some other ways to help. This is a vital election and you can do something to influence it! This isn't an event this is a process!

Personal contact is the glue that binds us together in the pursuit of our political goals. This country has made amazing strides forward because of people like you, your friends and neighbors. There is a sacred tradition in union halls, in living rooms, in barbershops and beauty parlors, and in campaign headquarters -- of individuals reaching out to each other to bring about change. This is done one handshake, one knock on a door and one phone call at a time. Sometimes one act can be the difference between a friend, a relative or a complete stranger going to the polling place and making their vote count. Just a little bit of your time can have a major impact, on the change that you desire.

This week I decided to do something concrete instead of just fretting over the election. I got my cell phone, a charger and headed down to a call center at Obama headquarters. It is an easy process, the volunteers gave me all of the materials I needed a little training, then the rest was up to me. After the first couple of calls I was into the swing of things. My wife and I made over 200 calls and we're not through yet! I had the pleasure of talking to people in New Mexico, one of the key battleground states. There were several swing voters that were perplexed about the issues and the materials I was provided helped me field questions. Two or three times my fellow volunteers hearing that I was in a little trouble, passed me notes. Yes you get some hang ups and one or two of my phone lists were filled with answering machines. But none of that mattered when I actually got people on the phone the feeling was magical, the conversations turning to the decisions that we willl soon make, decisions that turn on real issues. Yes you can get on a bus and go to a neighboring state and knock on doors. Or you can stay close to your home and work and reach out across the country!