Going door to door in Minnesota
"Letter to Editor"08/28/2010
Friends,
This fall, there's a lot at stake.
For two years, the Republicans have said "no" over and over to legislation that would help Americans -- no to extending unemployment benefits, no to creating jobs, no to the Recovery Act.
But that's not enough -- if the Republicans take back Congress, they've pledged to repeal health insurance reform and pursue policies that would end Social Security and Medicare as we know them.
They're convening in Washington, D.C., with Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin this weekend. Palin has said that the plan for keeping taxes low for the middle class so they can stimulate the economy, while repealing fiscally irresponsible tax cuts for the wealthiest 2%, is "idiotic." And Beck said last week of some of those who are unemployed, "you'd be ashamed to call them Americans."
These are the folks that the Republican party draws its energy and ideas from. But we have a much better source -- you.
That's why, this weekend, OFA volunteers are going door to door across the country to make sure your voice is heard.
There's an event in Rochester this Saturday -- and I hope you can join us.
We're talking to folks in small towns and big cities, focusing on voters who turned out for the first time in 2008 to cast their ballot for Barack Obama.
And we're going to make sure as many as possible of these voters commit to going to the polls again this fall.
We've got an ambitious goal -- 200,000 doors knocked across the country.
But to meet that goal, we need 40 more volunteers in Minnesota.
Here are the details for the event in Rochester:
What: Moving America Forward Day of Action event
Where: 401 16th Ave NW
Rochester, MN 55901
When: Saturday, August 28th
12:00 PM
You see the progress we're making every day: as new provisions in the Affordable Care Act take effect, as federal funding saves the jobs of police officers and firefighters in Minnesota, and as the brave men and women of the armed forces return from Iraq.
But to continue this progress, we need to elect Democrats who will stand with the President and fight for change that matters, not Washington Republicans and extreme Tea Party leaders who want to repeal all our hard work.
Join us in Rochester to help us reach out to Minnesota voters about the importance of voting this fall:
http://my.barackobama.com/MAFevent
Let's get to work,
Jeremy
Jeremy Bird
Deputy Director
Organizing for America