Floridians Remember
From Lisa T. in Boca Raton, Florida:
On election day last year, I was with neighbors, friends, family and other volunteers from the South Florida team at a restaurant in Boca Raton. I had just spent my third day knocking on doors in Lake Worth, and I was so sweaty and tired, but so so so happy we had turned Florida Blue!
From Ed P. in Port Charlotte, Florida:
I was sitting in my living room watching the returns when the West Coast polling places closed. It was announced that Barack Obama was projected to be the next President of the United States! I jumped up from my chair and let out a loud whoop! I sat up until the new first family made their appearance at Grant Park and was ecstatic when they all came out. I called several family members and friends to share my joy! The next day, I went to the campaign offices here in Port Charlotte to share my excitement with the staff and helped them clean out the offices after a long and enthusiastic campaign.
From Donna C. in Ft. Myers, Florida:
My husband, Larry Hahn and I were in Miami for his emergency eye surgery. Luckily, we had voted early that week in our home district of Ft. Myers. Both Larry and I cried when Barack Obama was declared our new President. We heard clapping, singing and horns coming from the surrounding apartment balconies and from the streets. We went out on our hotel balcony and joined in the spontaneous clapping and singing from our nearby neighbors. We received a joyous phone call from our friends in Ft. Myers that night wishing Larry well and celebrating our big win! Larry's emergency eye surgery was a success as well as our early votes!
From Johanna S. in Hialeah, Florida:
One year ago today, we were in the City of Hialeah. We were driving people to the polls, canvassing 100% of our turf, and making the extra push to get people out there. We listened to the results coming in and broke down in tears because we did what we came to do and were victorious.
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