I spent quite a few hours working for John McCain and Sarah Palin today. It is no secret that McCain was not my first choice for the top of the Republican ticket, but his choice of Sarah Palin really fired me up as I think that there is now a wonderful team in place to deliver what this country needs.
And so not being one to simply talk the talk, today I walked the walk and went to the campaign headquarters here in Orlando and volunteered my time - although I was paid in Pizza when lunch time rolled around which is never a bad thing!
I was really pleasantly surprised at the response I was receiving over the phone as I was calling people who are not registered Republicans but who have stated in the past that they would vote that way - and then didn't vote at all. My job was to try and convince them to accept an absentee ballot and vote by mail.
My first question was how they intended to vote in November and of the 200+ phone calls I made today I spoke to just one undecided. Almost without exception I was told that Sarah Palin had them believing again and that the key issue for them at the election was national security.
My fellow volunteers were in large part university students, but there were a couple of my contemporaries and two retired people as well.
The other major thing to report is that the Orlando office has run out of Mccain/Palin yard signs and stickers. At least 50 people came into the office with probably another 50 calling in all looking for signs. For those interested, they should be in by the middle of next week.
So there you have it. It was time well spent and I was pleased to do it. I think it is important to work to try and chieve the result you are looking for and not just simply pay it lip service. Some of you will be unable to do so, but those who do have the time, I strongly recommend that you get involved for your candidate.
Picture courtesy of NJ.com
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