What are YOU doing to change this country?

It’s difficult not to get dejected. There have been a lot of political let-downs for this country in the last 8 years, a lot of terror, a lot of pain. Even the Democrats who were, by all accounts, elected in 2006 to get us out of Iraq, have disappointed us. This political system is getting harder and harder to invest in, not the contrary.

However, now is when we need you most. Its stellar that you read, write, or talk about politics. But right now, these next 43 days, is when the country really needs to see us rise up and stand up for what we believe in. To take back our rights as citizens to have a system that represents us and is accountable in its operation. To have a government that will bring us together to accomplish the best, rather than pit us against each other to leave the worst off stranded on their own.

So I ask this question, a question that I ask every supporter in our swing state, “What are you, personally, doing to make sure that this election is not lost, to make sure that we don’t suffer another defeat?” This is a democracy. It is by and for the people, but also OF the people. If not you, then who? If not now, when?

Yes, voting for the candidate of choice is crucial. We need that, let there be no question. But campaigns are not run alone on the backs of a handful of young staffers and genius political strategists. When you get down to it, campaigns are won or lost based on the number of voters we can contact and we can convince that Sen. Obama is the real deal.

Not everyone can work 12+ hours a day on the campaign. We get that. But if each and every Obama supporter were to put in just 4hours of volunteering between now and the election, we could truly rock this country.

So, once again, I ask: “What are you, personally, doing to make sure that we win this election?”