Over this past weekend, I had the privilege and opportunity to serve as a surrogate speaker for the next President of the United States, Senator Barack Obama. I was proud not only to speak on his behalf, but also in being recognized as a leader in our great state, and as a resident of the city of Plainfield.
Throughout our state, everyone is recognizing how important it is to vote and elect Senator Obama as President of our country. It is no coincidence that Senator Obama has widened the gap between himself and Sen. McCain in New Jersey to 19%, according to the latest Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Poll.
The campaign stance of the McCain/Palin ticket reminds me of when I was campaigning in Plainfield; wherein the opposing side ardently chose to speak heavily on the negative issues, and failed to discuss SOLUTIONS to the problems. It is easy to point a finger, but it takes adept character to offer and work towards the solution.
What really caught my attention was the fact that just like here in our city, people want to distance themselves from the past. If you decide to practice that approach, one must realize that you cannot correct the future unless you address where, why, how, and when these problems formed and took shape. The topics of discussion on both party lines should be those things that critically pertain to the citizen of the community. Issues such as healthcare and foreclosures should be on the tips of CONCERNED politician’s tongues. These problems are not only consuming and destroying our national chords of society, but also our LOCAL chords of community.
My point then is this, that sort of behavior is emulated within our own city. Those who do not support the Democratic ticket are not heard criticizing the incompetence and ineptness of President Bush and his policies. These policies are the very sources that crippled us as a local community and nation. This is why these next two weeks are vitally important in our push for CHANGE on a national level. A change we can believe in. We as a city should stand UNITED, sending a STRONG message to the handful of McCain/Palin supporters that we are TIRED of the policies the crippled us for the past 8 years, and that we are READY FOR POSITIVE CHANGE!! We will not expect any more ‘business as usual’ means of conducting political strategy because the business as usual premise is what has us in these dire economic, healthcare, and national crises.
The turnout and participation at the volunteer Democratic Headquarters has been absolutely fabulous! Concerned and driven citizens have been coming from ALL over New Jersey to work with us to get Sen. Obama elected. Hence my irrepressible pride of the TRUE Democrats who have truly shown their commitment to Sen. Obama by coming and canvassing, making phone calls, and registering voters; as a matter of fact we have registered, to this day, over 5,000 new voters!
Just like Sen. Obama is going into Red states, WE are going into EVERY ward to ensure that signs for Sen. Obama are visible, as well as knocking on doors seeking support. An awesome fact is that we have gone through over 2000 Obama signs, without having to go out and put them up. Our community, in hungering for change and support, has been coming in to the headquarters, and asking for them. In fact, I personally ordered over 500 signs for Sen. Obama’s ticket, and in TWO days, they were gone. Thus, I ordered an additional 500 lawn signs that came in to headquarters today!
The majority of the newly registered voters in the city are new residents and are excited for the bright future they see in our city, and wanted to be apart of it. Senator Obama’s campaign leadership in our state recently called my office to congratulate me and the volunteering citizens' efforts as being one of the best field operations site in the state. I personally, want to thank the citizens of the city because without them, our success would not have been able to come full circle. In our transition from good to Better to BEST, we need a POSITIVE, TANGIBLE CHANGE on the federal level; a change that will transform our national economy, and national policies that will then, transform and remedy our statewide and local problems. My dear neighbors, the only way that change will come is if we vote into the office of the President of the United States, Senator Barack Obama.
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