GOTV! It doesn't count if you don't! I remember...

It's November 2, 2010. It's mid term during an important time, and after a big election that has changed the tides of American politics. Please remember, Get Out The Vote, and vote your conscience, because your vote can't count if you don't cast it!

In 2008, we elected our first black president, and we were very close to having a woman Veep, or maybe even a woman president. This is a huge step forward for this country, regardless of party, economic status, ethnic background, race, gender, orientation, and more. While the economy is falling to pieces, it seems, the earning power of women and minorities are starting to equalize more in the private and public sectors. I think with this current situation, electing a woman president is more and more evident within the next 20 years. Funny, because when I was my son's age, it was not to happen in my lifetime. Yet as I get older, the more likely it will be. When that time comes, I really think the days of glass ceilings, inequity of pay in same/similar jobs, social status, etc will disappear, because more people will be considered equal and worthy rather than discriminate because of skin color, body parts or who we love.

Anyway, before you go to the polls, and I hope it's not too late... Please watch this before you vote, and vote the way you feel is right. I know who I'm voting for.









Also, this article w/ video doesn't make Ron Johnson (R) look good running against my man Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin). I've always thought that Senator Feingold has done right for Wisconsin. He's just as good as legendary Representative Les Aspin (D - Wisconsin), in my book.

I'd like to end this with an email. I got this earlier on 11/1/10 - so tomorrow refers to ensuring we vote!

Friend --



Tomorrow, you can help determine not just the outcome of this election, but our country's future.



You made the difference in 2008. Now, once again, you can defy the
conventional wisdom that says you can't overcome the cynicism of our
politics; you can't overcome the special interests and the big money;
you can't tackle our biggest challenges.



This movement has never backed down from a tough fight -- and we're not about to start.



Over the next two years, we've got to keep moving America forward -- but
I need allies in the Senate and governing states to make it happen.



I need you to make sure you get at least three of your friends to vote
with you -- it is simply the most important thing you can do to make
sure we can keep bringing about change.





Find your polling place and the time polls are open here.



According to OFA's records, you live in Wisconsin. Please vote for:



Russ Feingold for Senate

Tom Barrett for Governor



If you have already voted, please click here to help in these final hours of our Vote 2010 campaign.



When we arrived in Washington, we knew the road ahead would be difficult.



Our country was facing the worst economic downturn since the Great
Depression -- with 8 million jobs gone -- because of nearly a decade of
policies that put corporations and special interests before ordinary
Americans.



Two short years later -- together -- we have begun to rebuild our economy on the values of hard work and responsibility.



Private employers and small businesses have created jobs nine months in a
row. And 3 million Americans would not be working today if not for the
investments that you, and our Democratic allies in Congress, helped put
in place.



Because of you, there are families all across the country who will never
have to choose between losing their home and treating an illness.
Because of you, millions of parents can look at their kids and know the
opportunity of a college education is within reach. Because of you, a
business owner got a small business loan and is keeping her doors open.
And because of you, thousands of our brave men and women are home from
fighting in Iraq.



I know that even with these changes -- and the progress you've fought
for -- too many families are still struggling. We have so much more to
do.



And that's exactly why America cannot afford to go back.



We must continue to move forward, and the decisions voters make in your
area will determine which direction this country takes for generations.



We want to keep taxes low for the middle class, so you can pay your bills.



We want to give tax breaks to American companies who create jobs and
spur innovation right here in America, not make it easier for them to
ship jobs overseas.



We will fight efforts to privatize Social Security, and stop the other
side from handing over the retirement savings of a generation to Wall
Street.



We refuse to go back to the days when big oil and insurance companies
wrote their own rules and ran up record profits, while you paid for it
at the pump or faced bankruptcy as health bills piled up.



The other side has different ideas.



Washington Republicans have tried to block our progress at every turn.
And worse, they're campaigning on taking us back to the exact same
agenda that brought us to the brink of disaster: Cut taxes for the
wealthy at the expense of the middle class while ballooning the deficit.
Give free rein to Wall Street speculators. Lower the minimum wage for
millions of hard-working families. Privatize Social Security. And allow
insurance companies to deny children health coverage based on
pre-existing conditions.



The problem is we know what this looks like -- and we know it doesn't work.



We cannot relive that past.



Don't let them tell you that change isn't possible. Because here's what I know: Nothing in America has ever been easy.



The only reason we're here is because, in past generations, Americans
came together, even in the face of impossible odds. That's how we got
through war. That's how we got through depression. That's why we have
civil rights, and women's rights, and workers' rights.



We've asked you to do so much since we started this journey together, and you've always come through.



And now, I'm asking you to come together once more to cast your vote for Democrats tomorrow.



With your vote -- and the votes of at least three of your friends --
we'll continue to grow this economy and restore the middle class to its
rightful place, and the American Dream will be alive and well once
again.



Find your polling place and time here:



http://pollingplaces...RaiseYourVote.com



Thank you for all you do,



President Barack Obama



P.S. -- There are vital get-out-the-vote events happening across the
country today and tomorrow. If you aren't already signed up to help,
please find and RSVP for a GOTV event near you.