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...said Palin’s ability to manage the budget in Alaska appealed to her and that she would probably vote for McCain,” he says...
...We’re focusing on health care today,” says Eva Z. Lam ’10, before launching into a sample canvassing conversation. According to a study, for every 12 people the students talk to, they will convince one of them to vote for Obama—and with Al Gore ’69 losing the 2000 election by just 537 Florida votes, she reminds the bus that those extra votes could make all the difference...
...Wenger ’11 is back on her home turf. The New Hampshire native spent her summer canvassing in the state and has been on two other Dems trips this fall. Her canvassing partner (and blockmate) Maia Usui ’11 can’t even vote. Usui, who was raised in Japan and attended high school in Thailand, considers the trip a more exotic experience than her politically-minded friend...
...Harvard College Democrats and the Harvard Republican Club strove to make history in New Hampshire this weekend as they canvassed the state to persuade voters in this key swing state to vote on Tuesday. The HRC teamed up with the Wellesley College Republicans on Saturday to bus about 20 students to New Hampshire, where they went door-to-door speaking to voters. The Harvard College Democrats organized a four-day canvassing excursion in which .students had the option of remaining in New Hampshire for as little as a few hours or as many as three nights from Saturday to Tuesday...
...legality of same-sex marriage. Opposition to this decision has built quickly, however, culminating in Proposition 8, a ballot initiative that would amend the state Constitution to prevent people of the same sex from marrying. To give gay couples the legal protections and respect they deserve, Californians should vote “No” on Prop 8. As the Court announced in its decision, the right to marry is the “right of an individual to establish a legally recognized family with the person of one’s choice.” Though California law establishes...