Repost from DKos: "Today I stopped calling West Virginia for Obama" [View All]

[Aloha Spirit]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/9/1940/77825

( I found this from a link at wvablue.com )

This afternoon I started calling West Virginia for Barack Obama. I had read "Big Coal" by Jeff Goodell and felt a special empathy for the people of West Virginia and wanted to share with people why I thought they would be best served by an Obama presidency.

Most of the people I called weren't home so I left several messages. I did speak to one woman who was undecided and said she appreciated hearing from me and having a chance to hear what I had to say. She said she was most concerned about the candidates' principles and their faith.

Then came the call that put a wrench into my calling.

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