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Sweet Aftermath
Friday, January 4, 2008
(Des Moines, Iowa -local time 4.57 p.m.)
On my way to the convention centre, where the media hub for journalists is, I passed a lot of houses that had Obama posters in their front yards...Something big is in the air.
I could feel it as I arrived down town in the mall. The only folks active were a lot of volunteers from Obama’s campaign, who were convincing undecided voters to caucus tonight at 6.30.
In 1,5 hours the paradigm shift of the state, the country, the world could be revealed here and I got myself a fresh hair shave and beard trim. Secret is: done by a female Republican in one of the provincial suburbs of Des Moines. She told me that she is a traditional Republican but likes Obama and is not caucusing since her divorce 7 years ago. Well, although she almost cut my face twice with her sharp clippers, I hope she is not typical for this town. Her people take politics very serious but get not actively involved, she said.
Its the people who leave their comfort and domestic apathy behind and come out in the cold to caucus, that will ultimately influence the fate of the Obama world. Its quite scary to hear that the Obama campaign invested about 200 Dollars in advertising on every potential voter in Iowa. It sounds like a lot of money in order to influence peoples politics. I feel its a bigger power then money that ultimately is in play here.
As I was doing my post production here for my slide show on the web, the first Obama picture is an image with number 33. Now, who ever knows something about mystery and numbers knows that this is a good sign! GO BAMA!
Now here is what Michelle, his wife says online:
The Iowa caucuses begin at 6:30 tonight, and we only need a couple thousand more donors to reach our goal. Show your fellow supporters in Iowa just how many of us are with them tonight.
Make a $25 donation now:
https://donate.barackobama.com/match
Years ago, after we first met, Barack took me to an organizing meeting in a small church basement in Chicago.
I saw then that he had an extraordinary capacity to bring people together in pursuit of change -- to make them believe against all odds in something bigger than themselves and inspire them to work to achieve it.
That's what's happening here in Iowa and all across the country.
I can't tell you how proud I am of him, and of you, for being a part of this.
Yours sincerely,
Michelle