Thank You, Minnesota
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We Decide: Nevada Supports President Obama
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Register At The Polls
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You're probably registered and ready to vote for President Obama on Tuesday - but what about your friends? Getting registered and voting here in Minnesota is too important (and easy!) not to get all your friends to do it, too.
Think about the people in your life who may need an extra nudge to vote, and then forward this graphic that illustrates just how easy it is to register on Election Day:
In 2008, Minnesota had the highest voter turnout in the country, and by no small margin. But with a history of close races here, President Obama and other Democrats are really counting on all of us to make sure our friends, family members, and neighbors all get registered and vote in this election.
Make sure you're registered, and tell the folks you know how easy it is to register and vote on Tuesday, too: http://mn.barackobama.com/Register-and-Vote-on-Tuesday
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Help us knock it out of the park this weekend
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“If you’re willing to stand with me, and work with me, and knock on some doors with me, and make some phone calls with me, and if you're willing to vote for me in November, we will win Pennsylvania. We will win this election. We will finish what we started. And we'll remind the world why the United States of America is the greatest nation on Earth.” —President Obama
Volunteers from Delaware play a critical role in helping President Obama win Pennsylvania. With only two weeks remaining until the election, your help is more important now than ever. Sign up for a get out the vote shift today, and let’s win this thing.
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Help us knock it out of the park this weekend
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“If you’re willing to stand with me, and work with me, and knock on some doors with me, and make some phone calls with me, and if you're willing to vote for me in November, we will win Pennsylvania. We will win this election. We will finish what we started. And we'll remind the world why the United States of America is the greatest nation on Earth.” —President Obama
Volunteers from New Jersey play a critical role in helping President Obama win Pennsylvania. With only two weeks remaining until the election, your help is more important now than ever. Sign up for a get out the vote shift today, and let’s win this thing.
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The 2012 Democratic National Platform: Ensuring full equality for women
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Today the Democratic Party approved a platform that affirms the party’s unwavering commitment to protecting women’s rights and ensuring full equality.
President Obama – the son of a single mother and the father of two daughters – understands that women aren’t a special interest group. They are more than half of this country, and issues that affect women also affect families. That is why the first bill he signed into law was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which helps women fight back when they are paid less than men, and why we continue to fight to overcome Republican opposition and pass the Paycheck Fairness Act to help stop gender discrimination in pay before it starts. And that is why the Justice Department and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, led by President Obama’s appointees, have investigated and prosecuted numerous violations of the nation’s civil rights laws, and obtained more than $140 million in relief for victims of gender discrimination. We Democrats will continue to support efforts to ensure that workers can combat gender discrimination in the workplace and to protect women against pregnancy discrimination. And that’s why we support passing the Healthy Families Act, broadening the Family and Medical Leave Act, and partnering with states to move toward paid leave.
We understand that economic issues are women’s issues, and the challenges of supporting and raising a family are often primarily a woman’s responsibility. That’s why putting Americans back to work is Job One. That’s why the Affordable Care Act especially helps women by guaranteeing they and their families won’t become uninsured when they lose their jobs. That’s why this administration strengthened Medicare and Medicaid for millions of women and families. And that’s why the Affordable Care Act is ending health insurance discrimination against women, and provides women with free access to preventive care, including prenatal screenings, mammograms, cervical cancer screening, breast-feeding supports, and contraception.
We understand that women’s rights are civil rights. That’s why we reaffirm our support for the ERA, recommit to enforcing Title IX, and will urge ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. That’s why we are committed to ending violence against women, why Vice President Joe Biden originally wrote and championed the Violence Against Women Act during his time in the Senate, and why we support reauthorizing and strengthening it now.
The President and the Democratic Party believe that women have a right to control their reproductive choices. Democrats support access to affordable family planning services, and President Obama and Democrats will continue to stand up to Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood health centers. The Affordable Care Act ensures that women have access to contraception in their health insurance plans, and the President has respected the principle of religious liberty. Democrats support evidence-based and age-appropriate sex education.
The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade and a woman’s right to make decisions regarding her pregnancy, including a safe and legal abortion, regardless of ability to pay. We oppose any and all efforts to weaken or undermine that right. Abortion is an intensely personal decision between a woman, her family, her doctor, and her clergy; there is no place for politicians or government to get in the way. We also recognize that health care and education help reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and thereby also reduce the need for abortions. We strongly and unequivocally support a woman’s decision to have a child by providing affordable health care and ensuring the availability of and access to programs that help women during pregnancy and after the birth of a child, including caring adoption programs.
If these values sound like your values, join Woman for Obama today.
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Faces of the Campaign: Razi H.
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Name: Razi H.
Campaign Role: Organizing Fellow
Hometown?: West Hartford, CT
Organizing in: Washington, D.C.
Q1. What do you do for the campaign?
I’m an Obama for America Operation Vote Fellow in Washington, DC. I help engage different constituency groups and make sure they’re fired up and ready to go!
Q2. What's your favorite part about working with OFA-DC?
I enjoy meeting and working with Americans from all walks of life and hearing their stories.
Q3. Why did you want to get involved with the campaign?
I grew up in a medical household—my father is a doctor and my mother is a registered nurse. Growing up, my parents sacrificed a lot so that my siblings and I could have opportunities they did not have. Many nights would go by without seeing my dad because he worked the late shift.
I distinctly remember my parents talking with me about the number of uninsured patients that would come into my father’s office. He would always do whatever he could to ensure that they would be okay. When President Obama passed the Affordable Care Act, I was extraordinarily grateful that—finally—my father and many health professionals like him would have support from the government to care for all people.
Q4. What is the most unexpected part about your role?
In my first week as a fellow, I was responsible for putting on an event for young professionals. Almost 70 people come out to support President Obama—the event was a success. There was tremendous enthusiasm and excitement about the event and the campaign.
The overwhelming outpouring of support from staff and volunteers made the event even more memorable—I didn’t expect that. The whole experience was a good reminder that all of our individual efforts are humbly recognized, but it is important to have a team effort. I look forward to the little things like this—they keep me motivated every day.
Q5. Tell us an interesting fact about yourself.
People tell me that I am an artist. I enjoy sketching, sculpting, photography and digital media.
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Faces of the Campaign: Baillee Brown
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My story: Shortly after finishing fourth grade, my parents were in the process of getting divorced. My mom explained to my sister and me that she was gay. I had never met any gay people, so this opened my eyes to another world. Along with associating with the LGBT community, I am a woman committed to obtaining equality among women and men. Many people have forgotten the struggles that women across generations have endured to fight for equality, but the fighting should not stop here. Women’s health care is under attack, and I feel that it will affect my care, along with many other women. I have been passionate about women’s rights, LGBT rights: simply, rights for all people. Respect and acceptance were instilled in my childhood; that is why I am working to keep President Obama in office. He understands the hardships that minorities face, and tries (and succeeds) to pass laws to protect them. Why I wanted to be a summer fellow: Put simply: to turn Arizona blue. I have always considered Arizona as a conservative state, but I truly believe that President Obama has the best interest of Arizonans in this election. I felt like being a summer fellow was the best option to contribute to the campaign by organizing my own community. The best part of this fellowship so far: I have loved developing relationships with other fellows and volunteers in my region. So many volunteers that I met have such passion for reelecting the president because of their own motivations. Learning their personal stories of why they support President Obama has been incredibly rewarding. What I never expected from the fellowship: I never expected to be so involved with the campaign. From organizing voter registration events to meeting with staff about overarching campaign goals. I love getting fired up about the potential for Arizona to turn blue, and meeting so many amazing people makes me believe that that is possible. Why you should apply for the fellowship: This is a once in a lifetime experience to get a look into how a real grassroots campaign works. The people you meet and the experiences you have is so rewarding and I don’t think I could have found that anywhere else this summer. Read More… Join the last class of fellows by applying here: http://www.barackobama.com/fall-organizing-fellow
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Photo of the Week
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Last night, Obama for America – D.C. had the honor of hosting over 50 volunteers from the National Federation of Democratic Women. These ladies were truly "fired up and ready to go," tearing up the phone lines and reaching out to hundreds of potential voters to talk about the only candidate standing up for women’s rights—President Obama.
The energy at the phone bank was incredible—it was a great example of how the momentum is building as we get closer to Election Day. Be there next time, sign up for an upcoming event in D.C.
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National Political Director Katherine Archuleta to visit Arizona!
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National Political Director Katherine Archuleta to visit Arizona!
We are excited to announce that the National Political Director for Obama For America, Katherine Archuleta, will be touring Arizona from August 15 – 17! Join us at one of our voter registration drives or phone banks to hear her speak about the campaign. Let's show her how fired up we are to turn Arizona blue in November!
Here are your chances to join us:
- She will be in Flagstaff hosting a voter registration drive at 10 a.m.
- Then she will travel to Phoenix on Thursday August 16 to host at a phone bank and voter registration drive at 5 p.m.
- On Friday August 17, Katherine will kick off a phone bank and voter registration drive at 5 p.m.
Sign up for an event today and we will show Katherine how this state is determined to keep moving forward.
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