Well, it's been almost two years since we started this long, long road, but if all goes well tomorrow I pray that Mom will be in the State Assembly! The Vacaville HQ has been buzzing, 160 volunteers on Saturday, and more and more roll in every day. It is the most encouraging thing I have ever seen. Senior citizens, college students, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, disabled and even kids who can't vote yet are showing up at the Democratic HQs all over my county and the one next door, asking to be put to work. Calling swing states Montana and Nevada for Barack, calling neighboring cities and counties for tight state races, going out into the most rural (and snowy!) areas in Nor Cal to knock on doors and tell people why this is the most important campaign of our lifetimes.
300 calls to Lodi, Calif. 84 burritos. Hundreds of targeted homes. Today was a crash course in campaign day prep. I ended up with a nearly dead pay-as-you-go campaign cell phone, two perfect wallcharts (!!) and hands covered in green marker but I felt pretty awesome today.
I proudly voted by mail for Barack Obama in Fairfax County, Virginia, last Friday. I went through two applications, one rejection, several PDF forms and 18 emails back and forth with the elections office, but I got my vote. I got my voice. Tomorrow, PLEASE DO NOT GIVE UP. The polls mean nothing. Votes are everything. Exercise your civic responsibility and your constitutional rights.
http://www.voteforchange.com
Vote proudly tomorrow, if you haven't already, and hopefully in 24 hours we will all get to celebrate! Or take a nap.
heiwa,
Wong
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Sending your mom good vibes from across the country. Can't wait for her win tonight!
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