Houston For Obama

Dear Obama friends,

I have been asked many times if I believe Obama will be the next President. Every time I answer a whole-hearted - Yes. I cannot believe that any effort in which so many people work hard with dedication and sacrifice cannot be successful. But there is always one caveat to that answer…we have to continue to work. We cannot become complacent. We cannot say we are tired. We cannot think that now that our state has had it’s primary that we can rest until the general election. If we do, we will lose ground. Instead we need to continue that forward momentum. And it will take each and every one of us, in all 50 states, to make that happen.

Now as much as ever the campaign needs your help. Specifically, North Carolina needs volunteers. They need canvassers on the ground walking and knocking on doors from now until their primary next Tuesday, May 6. If you are able, I encourage you to travel there to help out. If you cannot, please help make calls to other states to help recruit volunteers. I volunteered in Pennsylvania for two weeks prior to their election and I can tell you that we did not have enough feet on the streets and I honestly think that impacted the results of the election. People in Pennsylvania seemed to honestly be undecided and just looking for a reason to vote for Obama. That personal contact with a passionate supporter was usually enough to tip the scales. If we had had enough volunteers to effectively reach out to each one of them, I have no doubt the results would have been different.

Obama for America is asking Houston for Obama and the other Texans for Obama grassroots groups to help recruit volunteers to travel to North Carolina. Attached is a link to make calls to potential volunteers. Please take an hour or two or more, preferably Tuesday night, to make calls to these states and encourage volunteers to head to North Carolina. This is one of the most significant ways we can help secure the nomination for Obama.

As I told one little girl in Pennsylvania who donated $2 from her allowance and apologized that is wasn’t much, “Two plus two equals five.” The sum is greater than the total of the individual parts, and it will take the synergistic effect of every one of us to lead to the ultimate success of this campaign.

http://my.barackobama.com/ncvols

Sincerely,

Sue Deigaard
Houston for Obama