Jdarg
SoWal Expert
Nice blog with some great locals mentioned, and some beautiful photos of Grayton Beach thrown in!
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/search/label/florida
In the Panhandle, the effort on the Democratic side was consistent. Sylvia Alf has been working on campaigns "all my life." Indeed she has. "My first campaign job was in 1943 as a three-year-old handing out the cards of candidates at polling places under the watchful eyes of my parents." Alf is thrilled about Barack Obama. "I?ve made so many calls I suspect that I?m developing a cauliflower ear."
First time volunteers Susan and Buz Livingston note the difference in Democratic efforts in the Panhandle. "Are you kidding me? The difference between the Obama and Gore/Kerry campaigns is the difference between high-speed internet and dial-up," Susan said.
There was no way residential construction worker Dennis Kimbrell was going to let this chance pass him up. "There was no way I was going to sit on the sidelines this time," he said. "I am a southern white male, I belong to the club, so people do not hesitate to say things to me," he told us. "I have heard all the racial epithets, even in my own family. I have been told by people that do not agree with even one McCain position that they are voting for the 'Patriot,' not 'that damned Muslim.'"
Still, Kimbrell works even harder when he hears those things, giving full-time volunteer hours to the campaign. "The most satisfying the thing for me is I have talked with a lot of people that say things like, 'Thanks for taking the time to call and inform me of these things,' 'I had not heard this or thought of that,' or my favorite 'you have convinced me to vote for Obama.'"
You can't get that effectiveness from robocalls.
Alf explained her feelings about this election as well as anyone we've encountered. "I truly believe that the example of how Obama has lived his life, what he has learned, his many years of grass roots activism to improve the lives of people, how he has coped with racism and being the ?outsider? connect to the countless layers of American society. In-group and Out-group designations are alive. Obama speaks to them because he has lived it; the living-of-it gives him the right to talk about inclusiveness. He personifies hope for a better future for our fractured and hurting country."
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/search/label/florida
In the Panhandle, the effort on the Democratic side was consistent. Sylvia Alf has been working on campaigns "all my life." Indeed she has. "My first campaign job was in 1943 as a three-year-old handing out the cards of candidates at polling places under the watchful eyes of my parents." Alf is thrilled about Barack Obama. "I?ve made so many calls I suspect that I?m developing a cauliflower ear."
First time volunteers Susan and Buz Livingston note the difference in Democratic efforts in the Panhandle. "Are you kidding me? The difference between the Obama and Gore/Kerry campaigns is the difference between high-speed internet and dial-up," Susan said.
There was no way residential construction worker Dennis Kimbrell was going to let this chance pass him up. "There was no way I was going to sit on the sidelines this time," he said. "I am a southern white male, I belong to the club, so people do not hesitate to say things to me," he told us. "I have heard all the racial epithets, even in my own family. I have been told by people that do not agree with even one McCain position that they are voting for the 'Patriot,' not 'that damned Muslim.'"
Still, Kimbrell works even harder when he hears those things, giving full-time volunteer hours to the campaign. "The most satisfying the thing for me is I have talked with a lot of people that say things like, 'Thanks for taking the time to call and inform me of these things,' 'I had not heard this or thought of that,' or my favorite 'you have convinced me to vote for Obama.'"
You can't get that effectiveness from robocalls.
Alf explained her feelings about this election as well as anyone we've encountered. "I truly believe that the example of how Obama has lived his life, what he has learned, his many years of grass roots activism to improve the lives of people, how he has coped with racism and being the ?outsider? connect to the countless layers of American society. In-group and Out-group designations are alive. Obama speaks to them because he has lived it; the living-of-it gives him the right to talk about inclusiveness. He personifies hope for a better future for our fractured and hurting country."