Canvassing in Greenville, SC

emilymv

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Wednesday January 23, 2008 · 7:05 AM PST

2008/01/23 · 07:05

I just returned to KY after a trip to volunteer for Obama in Greenville, SC. What a fantastic experience!

A friend and I travelled to SC early Sunday morning and were able to canvas both Sunday and Monday. I was very impressed with the office in Greenville. Lots of people in constant motion! As I understand it, the area is definitely on the conservative side but also has a large African American population. One of the local organizers there told me that on Saturday (the day before we arrived) they had had 203 volunteers show up at the headquarters ready to hit the streets, and that they were able to identify over 700 new supporters that day. Amazing!

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