The election is a little more than thirty days away and I’m itching to get involved in some get-out-the-vote efforts. I’ve been going to some meetings to do organizing in the disability community, but frankly, that hasn’t been satisfying. A lot of people with disabilities are still reluctant to identify themselves as disabled and it’s nearly impossible to identify potential voters with disabilities. There are some housing complexes that are home to marry people with disabilities, but that seems like such a narrow target for our efforts. I want to do some outreach to the general population, especially to young people and people living in the suburbs. I may not be the best person to do canvassing because of the low volume and slow rate of my speech, but I think I want to try. Whether or not Kerry wins, I want to be able to say that I did what I could. I’d rather not do this alone, so if you have a free weekend in the next month and you’re in the Twin Cities area, let me know and we’ll hit the streets and fight the good fight.
\nHere’s a hypothetical for everyone: If you could ask one question of Bush or Kerry during tomorrow’s debate, what would it be? I’ll let you know what mine are once I’ve mulled it over a bit more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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