This campaign, this election has changed me as a person…forever. Prior to this election, I had yet to be truly involved in politics. Sure, I followed the campaigns, watched the debates and stayed up each election night. However, lots of Americans do that every four years. That is nothing special.
This year, though, this year was different. Early on, I became wrapped up in the political winds of change. At the start, I backed John Edwards. Once he bowed out, but prior to the revelation that he is unfit to be president, I began backing Barack Obama. From there, my interest in the campaign and the Democratic candidate increased 100-fold, if not more.
I have always been a Democrat and always have backed Democratic candidates. However, this year, I not only backed Obama with my vote, I backed him with almost $100 in donations and the action of knocking on 80+ doors; my first time ever donating and volunteering. The political ideals in me have solidified for the first time ever. Read the rest of this entry »
