Back in 1972 I worked on my first political campaign. I spent many hours with my mother stuffing envelopes for the McGovern campaign. In fact, Mrs. Shapiro let me run a little McGovern campaign office right there in our 6th grade classroom. Even at the age of 12, I knew we had to get rid of Nixon. 12 years later in 1984, I remember working with my pal Jim Poyser, putting up posters the night before the election begging people to think about the implications of a vote for Reagan. Well, 18 years later I feel the need to be involved again. Nixon – Reagan – Bush Jr. – it’s time for me to put my money where my mouth is and get to work on a campaign again…
From the folks at MoveOn.org:
“The true battle for the White House is finally here with Bush airing his first campaign ads of the season. Think about joining MoveOn PAC’s campaign to fight back — a massive grassroots-driven effort to take back our country in November. If you want to donate your time, as little as 1 hour per week, you can sign up right now.
Bush has already raised hundreds of millions for his bid. Our great hope is in our collective power to get out the vote. We’ll work via the Internet, the telephone, and face-to-face conversations with voters. And we’ll take back our democracy, city by city, block by block, and voter by voter.
Once again, it looks like this race will be a squeaker — even now, polls place it in the margin of error. Strategists on both sides agree that ultimately the outcome will turn on person-to-person contact: the side that talks to its voters more and better wins. That’s why personal involvement is needed from anyone who feels that we need to get the White House out of the hands of the Bush gang. By making phone calls, writing letters, and talking to our neighbors, we literally could help provide the margin of victory.”