Polls open in West Virginia early tomorrow morning, for the first of the final six contests of the primary. After fifteen months, we're now just 33 delegates away from winning a majority of pledged delegates. After tomorrow, we'll be one step closer.
As West Virginia Deputy State Director Rudi Shenk explained,"We're competing vigorously for every single delegate. There is a clear, clear goal and mission: to gather up as many delegates as possible." But what no poll and no number can communicate are the countless conversations that volunteers and supporters across the country have had with West Virginians, the connections they've made and the people they've impacted.
Many of our grassroots phonebankers have remarked that these have been some of the most challenging calls they've made yet. But with these calls they've been able to answer questions, share their stories, and one by one, grow support for Barack. When we began this race fifteen months ago we knew that it wouldn't be easy, but we also knew that the effort would be worth it.
As Patricia said:
After hearing all the poll numbers with Hillary Clinton way ahead of Obama, I got fired up and made 25 calls to West Virginia to learn about West Virginians from their own mouths. Left many messages. Three wrong numbers. Two fantastic conversations.
From Andrew:
It was a lot of fun. Only took 45 minutes to makes 25 calls, and I got a 50/50 tally for Barack/Hillary. We're not expecting to win, I know, but it would sure be fun to close the gap... I hope we pull a bit of an upset there tomorrow, but we need EVERY OBAMA SUPPORTER TO GET OUT AND VOTE!!!
And as Deputy State Director Rudi Shenk described:
We're seeing what the polls don't suggest, which is that when we knock on doors, when we call folks, they are thrilled to get a call from us. They are thrilled to be part of this process. Many people that we're talking to have never been part of a presidential primary.
Tonight is the last night to make calls to voters in West Virginia before the polls open tomorrow morning. Tonight is the last night to reach out to West Virginians, to have a conversation, to answer their questions and to share your own story before they make their final decision as to who they will support tomorrow.
It only takes a minute to get started. The West Virginia GOTV calling campaign runs today through Tuesday from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM EST.
