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Nationwide Obama Voter Registration Event
May 10, 2008 | 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
In Focus
THANK YOU SUPPORTERS & CONGRATULATIONS DELEGATES!
Thank you so much to everyone who came out and participated in the delegate caucuses yesterday. The turnout was outstanding and the support was amazing! Thank you to our conveners: CD1 – Jacques Juilland, CD2 – Erin Sheffield, CD3 – Jen Jacobs, CD4 – Sherry Wicks, and CD5 – Brian Dilkes: and the volunteers who worked at the caucus sites to make everything run smoothly!

Congratulations to:
CD1: Martha Beetley, Chip Roberson & Ryan Loney
CD2: Kimberly Durson & Ryan McElhinney
CD3: Bill Slaton & Sandie Dunn
CD4: Christa Darlington & Curtis Walker
CD5: Serena Kirk, Nate Osburn, Cirian Villavicencio & Kim Mack
Phone Banking
One of the most effective ways for a volunteer to help Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign is to phone bank. The campaign provides home phone numbers of registered Democrats and volunteers call those people to make sure they are registered for the primary, gauge support for Sen. Obama, answer any questions they may have about Sen. Obama’s positions and – hopefully - sign up a new volunteer.

Phone bankers then take the information they glean from each call and enter it onto a call sheet that is then entered into the campaign’s database. This information is gold to a campaign and gives us an idea where our strongest support is and if a trend is developing that may affect the race. Our phone banking has already shown quite a bit of support for Sen. Obama, but there are still many more “undecideds” out there to be won over.

The headquarters has many phone lines dedicated to phone banking. But during overflow situations, or during a special phone banking event, volunteers are asked to use their cellphones to help out. Sacramento For Obama volunteers have already made thousands of calls and have been steadily gaining on the best calling groups in the state. With more volunteers electing to donate their time phone banking, there’s no reason we can’t become the top phone banking group in California.

For more information on phone banking, call (916) 400-3252 or e-mail sacramento@obamaca.com.
Canvassing
Like phone banking, canvassing is the heart of true grassroots campaigning. It’s where the shoe leather meets the road, the knuckles meet the doors and the good word about Sen. Barack Obama meets the ears of registered voters in our area.

We will be doing multiple voter registration canvasses throughout the Sacramento metropolitan area and we often target underserved constituencies.

Canvassers are placed onto teams of two and given walk sheets that detail names and addresses of registered voters in a particular targeted area. The face-to-face contact is invaluable to a campaign. Not only can we effectively get Sen. Obama’s name out there, but canvassers can answer questions and provide literature to the voter to help them choose Sen. Obama as their candidate, along with the valuable service of bringing voter registration to people's door.

For more information on canvassing, call (916) 400-3252 or e-mail Ted at dangerward@yahoo.com or Brian at brian.dilkes@gmail.com.
Office Staff
The Sacramento Office is now open full time and staffed entirely by volunteers. Office Staff sell merchandise, interact with the public, and work on campaign projects. Shifts are 10-1, 1-4 and 4-7 (4-6 on weekends) with two workers assigned per shift. Volunteers must be able to commit to a regular time slot. If interested, sign up at the front desk, or contact the Office Manager, Michele Taylor, at ObamaOffice@comcast.net.
Get Involved!
Help us elect Senator Obama as the next president of the United States by getting involved! Stop by our office to sign up at 1420 65th Street, at the corner of 65th & Folsom Blvd. (enter the driveway at Office Depot). Office hours are Mon – Fri from 10 -7 and Sat & Sun from 10-6. You can also call (916) 400-3252 or email sacramentoforobama@comcast.net. As shown by the photos below, we have a great time doing this!

Continue to Help Obama Win!
You can continue to help Barack Obama win in other states by making phone calls. Either go to: Phone Bank Map, pick a state and get started or email sacramento@obamaca.com and ask to be set up with a Build the Hope account.
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Welcome to our new Sacramento For Obama blog!
Website Admin | 5/7/2008

This will be your source of the comings and goings on the Sacramento For Obama campaign front.  Hopefully this will give you a bit of insight as to what is going on at our office and on the streets.

- Ian
How will the Rev. Wright issue affect Obama?

• Not at all. Obama has done all he can.:
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• Somewhat. It gives some people an excuse not to vote for him.:
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• A lot. The media won't leave this one alone.:
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