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Report from Sunday 5/4 PM
Indiana, South Bend. Parts of this town has fallen on hard times- potholes bigger than the car, boarded up homes, shuttered factories. Contrast that with a pristine area around Notre Dame and some of the suburbs with these homes with three car garages and perfect lawns.
This is a new and exciting experience. I am staying with a host that I never met (she works for a local non profit and very busy this time of year), in a town I have only been in three times in my life (this 4 day stint and two other weekends of registering voters last month), and Friday I came alone and knew one person, Thomas (standing in center)
and he is an organizer for the campaign that I met here a few weeks ago. I was not sure what I would find or feel.
What a hub of campaign activity. The backdrop was a famous local landmark, the West Side Democratic Club where the Clinton and Kennedy clans have stumped.And this wonderful polish inspired club is ours!
It is a staging location for hoards of volunteers that are hitting the streets and knocking on thousands of doors. A melting pot with the young and old, different backgrounds, some made it a family affair. Students, locals, and out of state all coming together. I am amazed at the mass of cars with diverse plates from states such as - Maryland, California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa… We had a large group down from the NW suburbs of Chicago yesterday that were covered by the press back home. And this is not our first day or last in this city (many of the quoted folks can be seen here during registration efforts-
The California plate belongs to a relocated man from San Diego to Chicago, Ken. He is recently unemployed and thought why not come help out? His mother lives in South Bend and is putting him up for a few days. In the car with him for the day was an electrican from Chicago that told me he wanted to show support from a working man. Today I ran into Troy, a tradesman from IBEW153, as he was coming back from canvassing. He is one of the grassroots organizers of a local mybarackobama group- yes we can michiana.Created before the campaign presence they helped find office space, identified local supporters, and found volunteers of which 80 walked in the St. Patrick’s Day parade.
At the South Bend Headquarters the American spirit is at work. People are in and out, working on numerous computers, organizing packets, answering the busy phone, and making hundreds of calls.
On the walls you can find some art work from Troy’s daughter
my girls
and a sign from Jully and her daughter Taylor
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