“I voted for Barack Obama today.”
Earlier today, Brooke in Charleston, West Virginia sent out this message:
I live in Charleston, West Virginia. And I voted for Barack Obama today.
So did my wife. And my mother-in-law, my father-in-law, my Presbyterian pastor and his wife, my friend the retired Episcopalian priest and his wife, my bank teller, my boss, my co-worker, the lady who runs the business on the second floor of our building and her husband, the waitress at my favorite restaurant, at least two dozen of my neighbors, my State Senator, my United States Senator, my company’s tech guy, my college Sociology professor, a couple who runs a bed and breakfast in Sutton, WV and several of their staff, several first time voters from my church’s youth group, several more church members, the cooks at The Purple Fiddle in Thomas, WV, a local Municipal Judge and his wife, and the older lady who exited the polling place alongside my wife and I this morning.
These folks represent black and white, rich and middle class, young and old, religious and not… just like every other town in America. As Barack says, we are not as divided as our politics suggest. That being said…
Yes West Virginia Can!
Polls are open in West Virginia until 7:30 PM EST tonight. If you live in West Virginia, there is still time to find your polling place online and cast your vote. No matter where you are, you can help out by making calls to voters to make sure they know when, where and how to vote today.
It only takes a minute to get started. The West Virginia Get Out The Vote calling campaign runs today from 9:00 AM to the close of polls tonight.
Original post by Christopher Hass