Obama Keeps Columbus Headquarters Open!

[mod mom]

I just got a call to see if I would be interested in helping staff (volunteer) the Obama HQ in Columbus. They are keeping it open at the 193 E Rich Street office in Columbus!

[Kukesa]

1. Wow! Usually after a primary they lock up and leave. n/t

[MeDeMax]

2. smart, very smart, they know Ohio is THE KEY SWING state and Hillary

showed the Obama campaign that it has its work cut out for winning Ohio.

Mostly white, middle class, bread & butter voters, trapped in a declining economy, aren't easily persuaded to ignore their long held traditional beliefs, and gamble their future by betting on a first term senator.

The Obama campaign definitely has its work cut out for it.

[ebdarcy]

3. What do they need help with?

Is there anything that doesn't involve canvassing or phone banking? I'm really shy with strangers and I just know I would screw up doing canvassing or phone banking. I couldn't help during the primary, because real life got in the way. But, I really want to help during the GE.

[AngryOldDem]

4. There is a lot you can do.

General office assistance is always needed, especially in the fall when things really start getting nuts. The possibilities are just too much to list -- answering phones (different from phone banking), running canvassers to neighborhoods, preparing flyers, etc., for distribution, helping to distribute campaign materials (yard signs, buttons, bumper stickers, etc.). Coordinating out-of-state volunteers will also most likely be a factor this year, just like it was with Kerry in 2004.

In addition, look at your resume. What do you do for a living? Can that somehow be parlayed into helping a candidate? For instance, I have a media background, and back in 2004, for the hell of it, I submitted a resume to a congressional candidate and came pretty close to getting a job. What held it up was my family responsibilities -- yes, taking a job with a candidate can be a crapshoot, but dang! What if it pays off?

Give 'em a call, ask what their needs are, and tell them what you can do for them. Any campaign worth anything will gladly welcome you on board.

[ebdarcy]

5. Thank you. I'll make sure to give them a call.

I'd really like to do more than just donate.