What did you do to get Barack Obama elected?

[LittleClarkie]

I ...

belonged to an Obama team for my area
entered data
phone banked
canvassed my heavily Republican suburb
canvassed the inner city
donated
bought yard signs and gave them to Dems I knew in my Red area.
got supplies for the campaign office
called volunteers and asked friends to volunteer
Took off last week and half of this week for the election
Houdini'd
canvassed some more
was a greeter/gofer for GOTV

They say the suburbs had a lot to do with Obama's win. I feel like I had a part in that. The campaign didn't concede anything. We had groups in areas that have always been left to the Republicans. Up until the last four days that's where I was working. Sensenbrenner's district if that means anything to anyone.

So what did YOU do.

Stand up and be counted so we can give you some lovin'.

[Eric J in MN]

1. Donated multiple times and asked other people to donate.

Also emailed some people I know asking them to vote for him.

[LittleClarkie]

6. Thank you.

And you just reminded me. I donated too. I'll add that to my list

[Aloha Spirit]

2. did as much as I could. Feeling kinda righteous!

I phoned about 10 states during the primaries.
Recently, drove up to NH with some canvassers and hit Nashua.
Phonebanked, entered data until early morning, made many donations... but am most proud that I got one of my friends to register to vote.

Edit, there are a lot of unsung heroes today, so in order to avoid leaving anybody out, I want to say...
Thank you everybody! I love you all. We proved we can take back our country. Let's make good on the campaign promises and change this country!

[LittleClarkie]

8. We couldn't have done it without the blue state people's help

We had people from Chicago, New York and Washington state, to name a few.

[Aloha Spirit]

15. Wow, WA eh? That's so cool. Progressive values are not unlike an infectious disease ;-)

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

3. Well, I'm in Texas, so...but Dallas County did go blue

I did the following:

1. Canvassed my precinct mostly by myself
2. Made hundreds of phone calls to recruit other volunteers and GOTV in battleground states
3. Canvassed a nearby precinct with others
4. Served almost every day of early voting as a poll greeter and stopped an idiotic election clerk from segregating people into two lines instead of keeping them all in the same line to vote
5. Did voter protection as an attorney poll watcher on Election Day
6. Put bumper stickers on my car
7. Put out yard signs
8. Registered people to vote
9. Bought a bunch of t-shirts and buttons
10. Incessantly talked about Obama to family and friends
11. Made several donations - so did my husband

[LittleClarkie]

12. Thank you.

I know about living in a red area.

[liberalmuse]

4. Donated, canvassed, made calls.

And converted a Bush voter.

[Aloha Spirit]

9. Hopefully it will be easier for Obama to govern these pre-election conversions. Thank You!

[Aloha Spirit]

10. dupe

[Coexist]

5. you houdini'd! how cool

I ....

canvassed

phonebanked
- 12 states during the primary
- Florida in the GE

was a neighborhood team leader

recruited dozens of volunteers

hosted several watch parties

donated

purchased buttons/bumper stickers to hand out for free

staffed booths at local events

did voter reg for weeks

converted 12 republicans

[LittleClarkie]

7. Congrats on the Florida going blue

Woo hoo!

I didn't even know what a houdini was until I had to be one. It was actually a nice way to spend the early part of the day. The only problem was the telephone number wouldn't work. We had to leave the polling place early and physically drive our results in to the staging location, just in time for them to be entered before the new walk lists were done.

[woodsprite]

11. Donated, canvassed, called, and donated again. n/t

[LittleClarkie]

16. I'd rather phonebank. I admire those who canvassed

I never know what to say. Thanks for your help

[jillan]

13. phonebanked, phonebanked,, phonebanked.

[VolcanoJen]

14. Donated, Neighborhood Team Leader, Called, Canvassed, AND...

... VOTED IN OHIO!!!!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[NightWatcher]

17. volunteered since before Super Tuesday (flash forward) Poll Watcher/Election Protection last night

Yesterday, I secured the votes of a dozen people who were told they couldnt vote. Their provisional ballots were counted. We had a huge team of lawyers working with us. I am so proud that I "enfranchised" some people who hopefully feel great about voting yesterday.

canvassed
called
organized
worked with local communications
...
The only thing I didnt do was hit my max donation. I would have but work was too slow. I only gave a few hundred.

[LittleClarkie]

I only did one token phone bank during the primaries

Giving a few hundred was more than I did.

Thanks for your help!

[cjsmom44]

18. Maine State Delegate

Waited 8 + hours in a hot room will little water .... waiting to be called.....
It was crazy but so worth it!

[Labors of Hercules]

19. a lot of stuff I'm having trouble remembering right now.

As I try to avoid slipping into a coma. :hangover:

No sleep, and the damned media STILL haven't called NC for Obama. :grr:

[LittleClarkie]

22. I woke up at 4:20 am on November 4th and couldn't get back to sleep

I had to be at the staging location by 6 am. Could have slept another half an hour or 45 minutes. Wasn't gonna happen.

I slept for about 9 hours when I finally got home.

[kick-ass-bob]

25. Just counting provisionals.

The result will be Blue.

[kick-ass-bob]

20. I helped turn Wake Co NC (Raleigh) from Red to Blue

We (the county) voted Bush in 04 - but had a 57-43 margin for Obama this year, which helped push the tide over the top for NC.

My wife and I donated, called, canvassed and canvassed in the rain yesterday - my feet were soaked :)

[LittleClarkie]

23. We were blessed with fantastic weather in Wisconsin

It's 70 degrees here, which is weird for Wisconsin in November. One of the greeters kept saying it was God voting for Obama.

In 2004 I was soaked and freezing so I know kinda how you must have felt.

[Aloha Spirit]

38. Amazing! I can't wait to hear more details about how you guys succeeded in NC.

[joop]

21. donated, wore shirts, buttons, had the sign up, the bumperstickers

hosted a run/walk and phone bank and made calls while my son napped in the afternoon.

I really feel ownership of this election like no other time. Can't wait for re-election because by then my sons will all be old enough to truly help!

Okay, yes I can wait. I'm glad to put the fervor on the back burner a while and just chill a bit but seriously I am jazzed that they'll be 12, 10 and 7 next time and I'll have even more ability to canvass since they'll all be in school.

[VenusRising]

24. Let's see...

Donated money
Convinced a friend to register and vote for the first time ever (He's 34)
Convinced friends/family to vote early if possible and called them all on election day to make sure they voted
Data entry
Distributed Door hangers
Line Manager at the poll

I did what I was best suited to do, I think. Every little bit, right?

[LittleClarkie]

27. Indeed

we all have a piece of this victory.

[sloppyjoe25s]

26. Running Pro Obama Website for 2 Years

Since before he was even in the race - I have been running:

www dot ObamaTags dot com

The site let's people put up Pro Obama graphics in forums, or all over their Social network pages & blogs...


Also did a TON of canvassing here in New Mexico in the last 4 days... And campaigned for him during the primaries
at the University. SO PROUD we won New Mexico by 15 points after being a red state last 2 cycles...

Am so happy today - this is unbelievable!!!

[LittleClarkie]

30. Yes, be proud

Wisconsin is truly blue now, after two cycles of being kinda purple.

[sloppyjoe25s]

36. Thanks... It is a great day!

In so many ways...

[AtomicKitten]

28. I canvassed in the now very BLUE Nevada and Colorado!!

:patriot:
:party:

[LittleClarkie]

32. Amazing isn't it!

How long has it been since y'all went blue?

[AtomicKitten]

54. nothing short of spectacular

No challenge in California, much less here in SF where I live. I always try to work swing states during elections. I was in Colorado but moved over to Nevada in the last couple weeks.

Obama did some beautiful damage to the electoral map!

[PresidentObama]

29. Donated way too much money, a little bit of volunteering, wore Obama gear, convinced friends/family

to vote....

My efforts this time weren't as great as in 2004.

Though I didn't donate as much money in 2004 as I did in 2008 for Obama.

[LittleClarkie]

31. It all helped

Obama fundraised an incredible amount, and you were part of that.

[riqster]

33. Busted ass on Election Integrity matters nt

[BklynChick]

34. money, phone calls, canvassing in PA, talking to tons of people

[JimGinPA]

35. I Voted For Him, Defended Him Here...

Canvassed, phonebanked, donated to the campaign & MoveOn, registerred new voters, volunteered at his rallies here and discussed politics with nearly everyone I met this year.

[debbierlus]

37. Phone calls, called the campaign numerous times about election fraud issues, donated

Voted.

Worked on the issue of election fraud for the past four years.

Wrote letters to the editor.

Stood up to right wing lies and didn't let them stand.

[sybylla]

39. I...

arranged the purchase of 11,400 Obama yard signs for county parties around my state and distributed them
led one of two Obama teams in my county
held a house party - the first one in my county
recruited and scheduled volunteers
canvassed
phone-banked
entered data
donated
supplied and staffed a campaign office (25 miles from my house) for the last 53 days
put up door hangers
worked GOTV
poll watched
was a member of the voter protection team


And my usually red county went for Obama 56-43, in many of the areas we worked hard he won 60-70%. It was a hard slog, but I'd do it all over again.

[mtnsnake]

40. Among other things, I built signs with the same crew of us from 2004, donated, & gave rides

I also talked a few undecideds into voting for Obama (I think).

The most fun part was building wooden signs with pretty much the same guys that I worked with during the last election.

[Dr Fate]

41. Gave more money than I have, phone banking in GA.

Not nearly as much as I did for Kerry, due to time & money constraints.

Thank God you guys covered for me.

[FlaDem83]

42. I....

donated, donated and donated some more
canvassed
did voter registration
phonebanked
was a Neighborhood Team Captain
was the GOTV Staging Director for this last weekend
offered up my house as the Parrish Obama HQ for GOTV
acted as an election protection attorney on election day!!

GO FLORIDA!!! THANKS FOR GOING BLUE FOR OBAMA!! It feels SO good to wake up in a blue state!!!!

[bevoette]

43. $$$ (nm)

[politicasista]

44. I didn't get to canvas, volunteer, but I donated

My mom got some bumper stickers for the cars. We had never done that before, but it was so exciting. :)

[blondeatlast]

45. I had the luxury of time and put it to use but I'm not special. I voted for him

along with millions of other Americans who, unlike me, could donate neither time nor money. In the end, THEY won the day for us.

Still, I had the luxury of time, so I called hundreds of NM and NV Democrats, knocked on countless neighborhood doors, donated, talked up, spread e-mails, hosted a great debate party, etc.

[ellie]

46. A lot

I donated money.
I phonebanked.
I canvassed and then starting this past Friday (10/31), I canvassed for five days straight, from three to seven hours a day.
I convinced my mother-in-law to register before Ohio's deadline and vote. I called her early yesterday morning to nag her, but she went first thing in the morning when the polls opened.
I made sure my immediate family voted; I tried to get them to early vote, only my one sister did. But yesterday, I called my mom and motivated her to go (she wasn't feeling well) and called my other sister, who was just finishing up voting.
I talked to everyone about how we need change.
I took a lot of abuse from the small minded and tried to change their minds.

I would do it all again, gladly.

[gypsylud]

47. donated $300.00, made phone calls, argued alot

[CitizenPatriot]

48. it rocked

belonged to Obama team for my area
registered voters in Georgia heat all summer long -- we made history here:-)
canvassed in RED state
made phone calls in red state
drove people to polls
volunteered for Election Protection
donated all of my money and then some
flew to swing state and worked there
made sure all of my colleagues and friends were registered, informed, and voted
yard sign
took off Tuesday (election day) for volunteer work
called volunteers and organized friends to volunteer, donate, or make phone calls from their homes
sent out requests for donations to local office
Digged and wrote LTTE, networks, etc demanding coverage, retractions, truth, etc.
talked to morons while volunteering and kept my temper
educated myself about the issues so I could talk to swing voters rationally and calmly
knowingly and with foresight made decision to jeopardize my work situation with my political views so that I could do what I needed to do
got a group together to donate their artistic skills to do pro-obama art/story

edited to add: data entry and most importantly, my county DID turn BLUE. the state is still being tabulated, probably RED still, but close. It's the senate race that is being examined now. But Obama took my county:-) I'm so proud of that! Last night, they called our state way too early and we were all devastated with the results. Turned out they had left out early voting, which was huge here and Obama led in early votes.

Basically, I haven't had a life for 6 months. Everyone I know teases me and asks if I will be sent to campaign detox now. They don't understand that the detox is a natural bi-product of Obama having won.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

[kestrel91316]

49. Donated. Bragged about Obama and personally got several young,

politically uninvolved people to register and vote for him and get their friends and family to do the same. Talked to clients about him to reinforce their feelings and encourage them to be sure to vote for him.

Nothing official, IOW. Just person-to-person influencing.

[dana_b]

50. gave more $ than I should have, made tons of calls, and worked as a poll worker to try and

protect the vote.

[RoadRage]

51. I Donated, Phone Banked, Debunked numurous emails,

Pursuaded about 10 undecideds, put up 5 yard signs (4 have been stolen), and tried my hardest to get Nebraska's 1 Electoral Vote to flip to Obama. Recount going on right now to find out if it was successful. :)

[gardenista]

52. I phone banked, donated, gave my employees time off to vote

I didn't tell them who to vote for, but I kinda knew what would happen! They rocked it!

[Johnny2X2X]

53. I donated and debated

Money and countless hours on message boards getting the truth out there.

[blonndee]

55. Donated, doorknocked, even a little of the dreaded (for me) phonebanking.

I only wish I would have started earlier and been able to do more. :)

[Colobo]

56. Donated about $350 and converted my family and friends into Obama voters.

[RagAss]

57. Drove voters to the polls in Florida - Duval county....for early voting all last week.

[onenote]

58. donated, distributed signs in the neighborhood. worked at the polls

and helped host a fundraiser for obama and our local congressional candidate.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

59. Joined the Choom Gang squared - maxed contributions in primaries AND general election.

Made sure my friends went to vote.

[tekisui]

60. Donated, canvassed, registered voters, data entry, convinced everyone

in my circle of friends/ family to vote Obama. Wore shirts, buttons, and stickers everywhere I went.

And, I voted for him twice. Once in the Primary and then in the General.

I also keep the troops rallied with many hours on DU!:)

[secondwind]

61. I live in MA, .......traveled to PA during the primaries and canvassed , knocked on 115 doors

in one morning alone. DONATED

Phonebanked for several hours later that day. DONATED

Called folks in Puerto Rico from my home (I speak Spanish), just before the primary there. DONATED

DONATED AND DONATED AND DONATED!!

psst: (I'm 62)

[RayOfHope]

62. Donated way more than I could afford, pestered my friends incessantly to also give $

educated people about Obama whenever they would listen, wore my gear and put stickers on my car (I live in a very red area) but I did not phone back and canvass as I should have, and I do feel guilty for that.

[FloridaJudy]

63. Baked a cake

Canvassed
Phone banked
Stuffed envelopes
Handed out literature at the polls
Made posters
Arranged rides to the polls for several home-bound elders
Donated way more than I can afford