Well, I've decided to chronicle the last 40 days of the election. I wrote a few blog posts from September 26th-October 6th (but I'm just finally putting them up on a real blog site) and will continue with (hopefully) daily commentary until November 4th. Enjoy!
September 26th (40 days)
Well, thanks to my most wonderful friends and family members, the debt of my trip to Denver for the Democratic National Convention has been paid off. It was such a relief to me and has allowed me to throw myself even harder into this election without the worries of debt hanging over my head.
A little recap of my involvement thus far:
-I attended the Democratic National Convention in Denver this August representing Ohio as the Secretary of the Ohio College Democrats and Wittenberg as a Chapter President. I met some amazing students from all across Ohio and got to experience politics at its best! Sen. Obama's speech at Invesco field was INCREDIBLE but I really enjoyed seeing Sen. Clinton, Gov. Patrick, Sen. Boxer, Gov. Kunin, DNC Chairman Howard Dean, and many others in more intimate settings like the "Health Care First" forum and the Women's caucus. The women's caucus was especially inspiring and after a rousing speech from former Vermont Gov. Madeline Kunin, I am inspired to run for office as soon as I can! The women in power at the convention were unbelievably supportive of the young people, especially girls, at the convention and are doing their best to get us to run for office (and win) as early as 2010! Aside from the speeches and workshops, the top of the line watch parties with the Ohio delegation were outstanding!
-I started a voter registration drive September 1st and it will continue until October 6th. Our goal is to register 300 (of 2000) students at their campus address. Registering voters is one of the more rewarding parts of my involvement--it's so wonderful to get students involved in this simple, powerful way.
-In addition, I'm in talks with Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher's son Jason to have him bring his OUTSTANDING documentary "Swing State" to Wittenberg. The film is about his father's and Gov. Ted Strickland's gubenatorial race in 2006 against Ken Blackwell (you may know him better as the Secretary of State responsible for destroying the 2004 elections beyond recognition). I saw the film in Denver and it made me proud to be a part of Ohio politics...I'd love to spread that pride to the rest of campus!
-We'll also be hosting debate watch parties for each of the debates. Commentary to follow each!
-I'm also sponsoring an issues series, where the College Democrats will be discussing one key issue a week and how Obama hopes to solve the problems associated with that issue. Our first event was yesterday and we discussed the economy--it was really successful and I was so happy to be able to present the problems on Wall Street in a more accessible way for students on campus. Next topic will be health care.
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