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easygoingfemme · 11-04-2012, 08:41 PM

I was working a phone bank at Obama Headquarters today, rallying the final 48 hours before election day.
Scanning who was there with me when I first got settled in, about 40 of us on a Sunday afternoon. 38 women. Two of whom must have been nearing or over 90 years old. Using cell phones and laptops to call people and remind them to vote. Big smile and heart about to burst with love for them.
I wish I could have talked to them and learned more of their story, but they made me smile just the same.

One woman I called (we were calling Ohio) spent 15 minutes telling me all of the places she has seen support for Obama there in Ohio, including Stevie Wonder being there playing music at one of the early vote sites.

Best call was with an 87 year old woman who told me she never votes early because election day, and her ability to vote, is sacred, and she and her husband walk to the polls together every year.

There were women who told me they weren't going to vote, but I'm not going to talk about them here. Humph.

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easygoingfemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Lil' Miss Sassy Pants Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: My place by the river Posts: 3,626 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,998 Thanked 14,860 Times in 3,256 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I was working a phone bank at Obama Headquarters today, rallying the final 48 hours before election day. Scanning who was there with me when I first got settled in, about 40 of us on a Sunday afternoon. 38 women. Two of whom must have been nearing or over 90 years old. Using cell phones and laptops to call people and remind them to vote. Big smile and heart about to burst with love for them. I wish I could have talked to them and learned more of their story, but they made me smile just the same. One woman I called (we were calling Ohio) spent 15 minutes telling me all of the places she has seen support for Obama there in Ohio, including Stevie Wonder being there playing music at one of the early vote sites. Best call was with an 87 year old woman who told me she never votes early because election day, and her ability to vote, is sacred, and she and her husband walk to the polls together every year. There were women who told me they weren't going to vote, but I'm not going to talk about them here. Humph.