Comments on: Getting out the vote in London, England http://www.englandforobama.com/getting-out-the-vote-in-london-england Backing from across the Pond Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:06:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Darrell Morris http://www.englandforobama.com/getting-out-the-vote-in-london-england/comment-page-1#comment-992 Darrell Morris Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:13:16 +0000 http://www.englandforobama.com/?p=1646#comment-992 Of course I would!! That's if I get my accreditation, which I've waiting a week to hear back from. So it's looking a little bit dodgy at present. Otherwise I'll be here trying to keep myself awake through the early hours of Nov 5th. But as were going to see the historic election of America's first Black president, I think I'll stay awake. Otherwise I'll save the money and settle for the Inauguration instead. Of course I would!! That’s if I get my accreditation, which I’ve waiting a week to hear back from. So it’s looking a little bit dodgy at present. Otherwise I’ll be here trying to keep myself awake through the early hours of Nov 5th. But as were going to see the historic election of America’s first Black president, I think I’ll stay awake.

Otherwise I’ll save the money and settle for the Inauguration instead.

]]> By: Andrea http://www.englandforobama.com/getting-out-the-vote-in-london-england/comment-page-1#comment-950 Andrea Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:36:21 +0000 http://www.englandforobama.com/?p=1646#comment-950 ooooh how exciting!! good for you. :-) and good luck with the accreditation. would you be up for posting photos to this blog at all?! ooooh how exciting!! good for you. :-) and good luck with the accreditation. would you be up for posting photos to this blog at all?!

]]> By: Darrell Morris http://www.englandforobama.com/getting-out-the-vote-in-london-england/comment-page-1#comment-949 Darrell Morris Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:24:41 +0000 http://www.englandforobama.com/?p=1646#comment-949 It was good. Particularly to see and hear from someone who has been on the ground with the man himself. It was really interesting to speak to him personally about working as a photographer on the campaign, which I'm looking to do for the last two weeks. His advice base yourself in the middle of Iowa, get a car, and just drive around the swing states. Which means that phrase of 'A week is a long time in politics' or in this case two, is really pertinent. Thankfully I think most of the campaign will now be directed in a shorter space, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Now if I can just get my press accreditation accepted... It was good. Particularly to see and hear from someone who has been on the ground with the man himself. It was really interesting to speak to him personally about working as a photographer on the campaign, which I’m looking to do for the last two weeks. His advice base yourself in the middle of Iowa, get a car, and just drive around the swing states.

Which means that phrase of ‘A week is a long time in politics’ or in this case two, is really pertinent. Thankfully I think most of the campaign will now be directed in a shorter space, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Now if I can just get my press accreditation accepted…

]]> By: Andrea http://www.englandforobama.com/getting-out-the-vote-in-london-england/comment-page-1#comment-937 Andrea Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:18:07 +0000 http://www.englandforobama.com/?p=1646#comment-937 ahh sorry I didn't realise that about voting in all states! thanks for the correction. ahh sorry I didn’t realise that about voting in all states! thanks for the correction.

]]> By: Karin http://www.englandforobama.com/getting-out-the-vote-in-london-england/comment-page-1#comment-936 Karin Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:02:32 +0000 http://www.englandforobama.com/?p=1646#comment-936 Hi Andrea, Thanks for the report on our rally yesterday - I'm glad you could make it! We had a terrific turnout - aided I'm sure by the stunning weather. Just one slight correction to your report - you say Americans can already vote in many states. In fact, Americans abroad can already vote in EVERY state. And they should be casting their ballots starting right now! All our expat voters are "early voters" - they need to post their absentee ballots in the next week to be certain of getting them back in time. If a US voter living abroad hasn't received their stat ballot yet, they can vote using a Federal Write in Absentee Ballot (FWAB), which they can get by completing the form on this website: www.votefromabroad.org/4 Thanks for your support! Karin PS: We still urgently need volunteers for phone banking (Americans only please) and canvassing (open to all!) across the country. Please e-mail me if you want to pitch in: robinsonkj@dnc.org Hi Andrea,

Thanks for the report on our rally yesterday - I’m glad you could make it! We had a terrific turnout - aided I’m sure by the stunning weather.

Just one slight correction to your report - you say Americans can already vote in many states. In fact, Americans abroad can already vote in EVERY state. And they should be casting their ballots starting right now!

All our expat voters are “early voters” - they need to post their absentee ballots in the next week to be certain of getting them back in time. If a US voter living abroad hasn’t received their stat ballot yet, they can vote using a Federal Write in Absentee Ballot (FWAB), which they can get by completing the form on this website:

http://www.votefromabroad.org/4

Thanks for your support!

Karin

PS: We still urgently need volunteers for phone banking (Americans only please) and canvassing (open to all!) across the country. Please e-mail me if you want to pitch in: robinsonkj@dnc.org

]]> By: Andrea http://www.englandforobama.com/getting-out-the-vote-in-london-england/comment-page-1#comment-934 Andrea Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:51:07 +0000 http://www.englandforobama.com/?p=1646#comment-934 ahh, cool! yes please, do. I would have loved to have gone to that Paul Tewes event - how was it? ahh, cool! yes please, do. I would have loved to have gone to that Paul Tewes event - how was it?

]]> By: Darrell Morris http://www.englandforobama.com/getting-out-the-vote-in-london-england/comment-page-1#comment-933 Darrell Morris Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:39:41 +0000 http://www.englandforobama.com/?p=1646#comment-933 It looks like you had a good turnout. Sadly I couldn't make it down yesterday. Looks like it went better than when I came down for the event with Paul Tewes a couple of weeks ago. I came down espeically to photograph it, but then had two cameras break down on me!! And then canvassing at Marble Arch Tube and Oxford St at half five wasn't a particularly great idea. But what photos I've got I'll upload today to my site, with a link to here. It looks like you had a good turnout. Sadly I couldn’t make it down yesterday. Looks like it went better than when I came down for the event with Paul Tewes a couple of weeks ago. I came down espeically to photograph it, but then had two cameras break down on me!! And then canvassing at Marble Arch Tube and Oxford St at half five wasn’t a particularly great idea. But what photos I’ve got I’ll upload today to my site, with a link to here.

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