Canvassing
Oct. 9th, 2004 10:47 pmSwing suburbs in eastern Pa.
Number of people on bus: 40
Number of doorbells rung: 1600
Avg number of doorbells rung per capita: 40
Number of doorbells I rang: 6 bazillion
Number of declared Bush voters in my team's sector: 110
Number of declared Kerry voters: 170
Number undecided: 86
Number undecided leaning toward Kerry: Hard to say but probably about 50
Number of registered Republicans who said they were thinking of voting for Kerry: 14
Number of registered Democrats who said they were thinking of voting for Bush: 0
Top issues of Kerry voters or likely Kerry voters: Jobs, the war
Top issues of Bush voters or likely Bush voters:Greed Taxes and, uh... taxes
Apples eaten: 3
Oreos eaten: 3
Coffees drunk: Not hardly enough ... well, 4
Sore feet: 2
Dead moles on sidewalk: 1
Live sheep on the lawn of a Bush supporter in suburban Philadelphia: 27
Hours of fun: 12
Conclusion: We can win Pennsylvania.
We can win Wisconsin, Oregon, Florida, Ohio, Minnesota, Colorado, Missouri, Nevada. We can win this election.
It's all about who actually votes on the day.
So if you live in or near a swing state, set aside the next couple of Saturdays and sign up with http://www.moveon.org or http://www.acthere.org or http://volunteer.johnkerry.com. You won't be sorry. You will make a difference.
You will make the difference.
You will have fun.
Go.
Do it now.
Number of people on bus: 40
Number of doorbells rung: 1600
Avg number of doorbells rung per capita: 40
Number of doorbells I rang: 6 bazillion
Number of declared Bush voters in my team's sector: 110
Number of declared Kerry voters: 170
Number undecided: 86
Number undecided leaning toward Kerry: Hard to say but probably about 50
Number of registered Republicans who said they were thinking of voting for Kerry: 14
Number of registered Democrats who said they were thinking of voting for Bush: 0
Top issues of Kerry voters or likely Kerry voters: Jobs, the war
Top issues of Bush voters or likely Bush voters:
Apples eaten: 3
Oreos eaten: 3
Coffees drunk: Not hardly enough ... well, 4
Sore feet: 2
Dead moles on sidewalk: 1
Live sheep on the lawn of a Bush supporter in suburban Philadelphia: 27
Hours of fun: 12
Conclusion: We can win Pennsylvania.
We can win Wisconsin, Oregon, Florida, Ohio, Minnesota, Colorado, Missouri, Nevada. We can win this election.
It's all about who actually votes on the day.
So if you live in or near a swing state, set aside the next couple of Saturdays and sign up with http://www.moveon.org or http://www.acthere.org or http://volunteer.johnkerry.com. You won't be sorry. You will make a difference.
You will make the difference.
You will have fun.
Go.
Do it now.