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Obama Supporters Kick Campaign Into High Gear

by KREX News Room
by Amanda Brandeis

Story Created: Jul 29, 2012 at 7:25 PM MDT

Story Updated: Jul 30, 2012 at 2:10 PM MDT

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- There are 100 days left until the presidential election. That's 2,400 more hours left to campaign. Every minute counts, as well as every single vote.

Campaigning in Mesa County is well underway. Rachel Seiff, a volunteer with Organizing for America, said, "It takes one conversation, one volunteer who can change the progression of the election."

Local supporters of Gov. Romney came out in large numbers when he spoke in Grand Junction earlier this month.

Now local supporters of President Obama are taking their campaign into high gear.

"They're going to do one day of knocking on doors, one shift of calling people on the phones. They're going to talk to one person every day at work," Seiff said.

Another local volunteer, Chani Capps, said, "Grassroots is people, committed people, deciding to stand up for what they believe in."

Even 15-year-old Samuel McBurney joined in the campaigning efforts for Obama. "In 2008, that was the first year I really started getting involved in election season. I think he's been doing great for the past four years."

On Sunday volunteers talked about why they've stepped onto the campaign trail. "I feel like it's my job as a citizen in the democratic society," Capps said.

Seiff said, "President Obama has done a lot in the last three-and-a-half years, and we should give him more time to finish fixing America."

"I fear not being able to decide what to do with my body. I also fear my father not being able to pay for his medications because he's a veteran," Capps added.

Dean Seiff, another volunteer, said, "You can't complain about our society unless you're out there voting. If you don't vote, you shouldn't complain for the next four years."

Volunteers also believe that social media will be a crucial tool in the next 100 days. "You can talk to someone who is from somewhere else and we can talk about things that are important. I get to know why they support the president," said Rachel Seiff.

Volunteer efforts from both parties can tip the scale in either direction, and could very well be the deciding factor in who becomes America's next president.

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Floyd said on Tuesday, Jul 31 at 8:23 PM

According to the CBO, there is only 288,000 jobs differance between the number of jobs in June of 2009 to June of 2012, isn't obama saying he has created 4.5 million? 2.3 million of those jobs were supposed to have happened in the government section, more than a million of those jobs went to China and Europe, not to mention the thousands of jobs created in the rebuilding and remodeling of islamic mosques at the American taxpayers expense, to the tune of several hundred million dollars, in the middle east. Another thing obama did to kiss up to the muslim brotherhood. If, there are so many more jobs now, why have the unemployment numbers remained the same? The number is actually higher, but millions have stopped looking for something that isn't there.

June said on Tuesday, Jul 31 at 6:35 AM

The auto companies have finished repaying their loans, at 19% interest!!!! I'd say that we're NOT still paying for that as taxpayers. Without that, 1 million jobs would have been lost in the US, including 10,000 in Colorado alone. Are you telling me that you would have liked to knock on your neighbor's doors and told them that because the president was giving into pressure from both political parties, they would not have a job any more? President Obama has 28 months of continuous job growth during his presidency, domestic oil production is up, and we are adding manufacturing jobs in the USA for the first time since 1997.

Floyd said on Monday, Jul 30 at 7:16 PM

Equal pay for equal work has been around longer than you have, the auto ind. wasn't saved, we, are still paying for it. C C reform hasn't been reformed from what I have seen,H C P was another failure, the CBO has confirmed that obamacare will cost 2.6 trillion, and there is still two thirds of it to be opened up. The SLR, was a sham, obama signed the law to implement the interest hike next year, after the election. I bet he doesn't thank you for your vote, wall street is one of his biggest campaign supporters, so much for reform. There were 7 new tax hikes on all the people included in the ACA, there were no physical tax cuts for the middle class. Repeal of DADT will cripple our military, R F E S has been done with every administration for as long as I can remember, ending the war too early, didn't end the war. You forgot one, he got OBL personally, just ask him. Bushs policys are what got OBL, but he gave credit to the seal team.

Obama's Record said on Monday, Jul 30 at 10:17 AM

Equal Pay for Equal Work, Saving the US Auto Industry, Credit Card Reform, Hate Crimes Prevention Act, Affordable Care Act, Student Loan Reform, Wall Street Reform, Middle-Class Tax Cuts, Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” Raising Fuel Efficiency Standards, Ending the War in Iraq

David said on Sunday, Jul 29 at 11:10 PM

Floyd, It's a synonym kinda thing, replace "fixing" with "neutering" and it makes much more sense.

Floyd said on Sunday, Jul 29 at 9:36 PM

Whats obamas record for fixing America? he hasn't got one.

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