¡Viva Nuevo México! ¡Viva Presidente Obama!

h/t to the Daily Kos electoral scoreboard

NBC has called New Mexico for Obama.
--Joe Sudbay at Americablog

Actually, before reading this I got a phone call from my friend Kathy back in Albuquerque to let me know the good news. Shortly thereafter she called to inform me that Martin Heinrich was leading over Darren White.



Now, my California friends, don't let us down. Crush Prop Hate!
--the BB

I can't give up now

Thanks to Joy from Illinois for this great video! Check out her diary. Why we must vote.

h/t to ninshubur for pointing me to it. And congrats to ninshubur and new hubby too.
--the BB

In case the polls near you are still open....

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Signs of Hope and Change

h/t to Kula2316

Vote!

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--the BB

Encouragement from New Mexico

flitedocnm has a great post up at Daily Kos with photos and comments about the campaign in New Mexico.

Obama HQ in Ratón, energetic and full of volunteers. Unless I am mistaken I recognize state chair Brian Colón in the center with the flag behind him. He is the man who gave me the papers to register to vote the first week after I moved from California to New Mexico.

McCain-Palin HQ in Ratón. Compare and contrast.


Change New Mexico style.

Check out the whole post here.

Vote!

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--the BB

We have a lot of work to do. Be inspired.

h/t to Joe Sudbay at Americablog

I feel as though I have done very little for Obama's campaign. I have donated more where I felt my pittance made a bigger difference (No on 8; Heinrich for NM-01), I have not phoned or rung doorbells. I have played cheerleader here but doubt that it has influenced a single vote.

Today, in the tiniest little gesture, after a quick trip to the bank, I stopped next door in Walgreen's and picked up a case of bottled water, then schlepped it over to the local Obama HQ to keep at least a few of the throngs of volunteers hydrated. As I walked back to the car I thanked those volunteers just arriving. Then I rushed home to park the car in the garage, lock up the house, and be ready for the taxi to the airport.

Maybe a bottle of water will help one volunteer have the one encounter that yields one more vote. I hope so.

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--the BB

Today we feature all music and positive messages. Now vote!

...on peut marcher ensemble....



... y traernos juntos en esta gran nación.

Lo importante es que votemos

--the BB

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We are the ones

This is my America.

This is your America.

This is our America.

--the BB

Choose to Unite

Open the door.

Let's see the light.

Hey, people love the USA!
--the BB

We'll Get There

Heather Morris, a Pennsylvania Obama supporter, gives us some encouragement.
--the BB

Au secours, mon peuple!

Dave Stewart's American Prayer
--the BB

It's a Les Mis day

Sandalena put this video together.

To the barricades, my compatriots! GOTV!

We have a peaceful revolution to accomplish.

I have wanted my country back for some time now. Let's make it happen.
--the BB

I really had to give this an encore - given the date

STAND UP!

h/t to Mahablog
--the BB

From the beautiful state of Arizona

Barack Obama for president
...


However, the ways of the past, which we believe McCain understands, will not work in this new America. The future requires new tools and new expertise. A premium must be placed on more than just love of country. We must re-embrace American ideals and lead the world on a stronger path to prosperity and peace.

...

This moment in history requires courage to change. Our nation must find a way to restore the confidence that our government is of the people, by the people, for the people — all of our people.

We share Obama's vision of America. And we share his urgency.
--the Arizona Daily Star

h/t to Kula2316

Alaskans bring us some hope

Here is the video from last Saturday’s event in downtown Anchorage! Hundreds of Obama supporters gathered in the freezing cold for over an hour to send this video postcard to their fellow Americans "outside." Enjoy, and pass it on!

Thanks to Mudflats: Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics, the source. I saw it on a post by commongroundMA.
--the BB

A magical day - with political eye candy

You've already seen the sunrise here this morning. I started the day very slowly. Reading, blogging, wanting to but not taking a nap. (Mea culpa, +Maya!)


This was the immediately-post-sunrise view from my bedroom looking toward the west mesa. The little notch in the mesa in the center of the photo is where the road rises up from the valley onto the mesa (where those photos in earlier posts of vast expanses were taken).

Then I drove to Corrales for a late lunch. While driving to Bill's I counted yard signs for McCain and Obama. I saw two more McCain signs than Obama signs in that particular stretch of Corrales Road and the side street. Bill told me that as one goes further north the Obama signs predominate, matching Susankay's observation in a comment earlier.

Lunch at the Indigo Crow with cottonwoods turned golden

Toward the end of the meal light breezes sent leaves fluttering down. Yes, the Land of Enchantment works its spell. I had a delicious beef and gorgonzola sandwich and we split crême brulée for dessert.

I did a bit of shopping then headed to the South Valley Obama headquarters to feel the excitement. I know, very voyeuristic of me. I got a great Obama poster that is now in the guest bedroom window looking out to the street and an Obama sweatshirt.

Martin Heinrich and Obama-Biden stickers on my car

Veterans for Obama

¡Obámanos!

Campaign for Change New Mexico

Yes, here is the local hotspot. It was about 4 o'clock on the Saturday afternoon before the election and the place was swarming with volunteers. All ages were represented but the demographic was decidedly young. I would guess that this election may be the first or second in which many of those present could vote.

Tom Udall for US Senator from New Mexico

Other important races are represented in this field office also. Alas, my photo of the Heinrich sign next to the New Mexico state flag was blurred and I did not want to get in the way of volunteers by trying to get perfect shots. Besides, who needs a Martin Heinrich sign? You will soon see why.

There are a lot of homemade signs for Obama out in the streets, indicating a passion that takes the effort to show support. This was a sign at the entrance of the volunteer headquarters.

New Mexico Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish
and Congressional candidate from District One Martin Heinrich

Yes, we had the real thing there this afternoon. I had already met him, shook his hand, and been told that I may be his "biggest contributor from Louisiana." I had to confess that I live a couple miles from where we were standing but I figure it never hurts to let your future congressman know you are a financial supporter.

Denish is good. She can give a great speech on the fly and I was in tears at the end. She is also a fellow parishioner at St Mike's.

Here they are together just after she arrived.

And this last photo is for my dear friends, Jane R and +Maya Pavlova.

The Byzigenous Buddhapalian, Martin Heinrich, Diane and Herb Denish

What great people. What wonderful volunteers! What a great gound organization. Martin said that there were more Democratic volunteers at work in the South Valley today than had shown up for McCain's rally the other day.

¡Sí, se puede!

Don't forget to vote!

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--the BB

Wait a minute! Obama is citing a Kagan?

Yes, he did.



Will wonders never cease?

h/t to Greg Sargent at TPM
--the BB

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Senator Obama in Denver

Senator Barack Obama in Denver, Colorado

Did I mention that McCain got a crowd of 1,000 in New Mexico yesterday?

Police: More than 100,000 watch Obama

The Denver Post

You can read his speech here.
--the BB

The virtue of seriousness

Paul Krugman:

I suspect that the main reason for the dramatic swing in the polls is something less concrete and more meta than the fact that events have discredited free-market fundamentalism. As the economic scene has darkened, I’d argue, Americans have rediscovered the virtue of seriousness. And this has worked to Mr. Obama’s advantage, because his opponent has run a deeply unserious campaign.

h/t to DemfromCT

I would add that one must not confuse fearmongering with seriousness. George W. Bush has often tried to appear grave but is a very unserious man. He is a an aging fratboy with a strong sense of entitlement. A petulant narcissist. John McCain, fourth generation Navy man who crashed five planes and was fifth from the bottom of his class at the Naval Academy, is very much like him. They are serious about their ambitions and little else.

--the BB

Anchorage Daily News endorses Obama

Basically it is a rejection of McCain:

Sen. McCain describes himself as a maverick, by which he seems to mean that he spent 25 years trying unsuccessfully to persuade his own party to follow his bipartisan, centrist lead. Sadly, maverick John McCain didn't show up for the campaign. Instead we have candidate McCain, who embraces the extreme Republican orthodoxy he once resisted and cynically asks Americans to buy for another four years.

But these are the concluding remarks about Alaska's governor:

Gov. Palin has shown the country why she has been so successful in her young political career. Passionate, charismatic and indefatigable, she draws huge crowds and sows excitement in her wake. She has made it clear she's a force to be reckoned with, and you can be sure politicians and political professionals across the country have taken note. Her future, in Alaska and on the national stage, seems certain to be played out in the limelight.

Yet despite her formidable gifts, few who have worked closely with the governor would argue she is truly ready to assume command of the most important, powerful nation on earth. To step in and juggle the demands of an economic meltdown, two deadly wars and a deteriorating climate crisis would stretch the governor beyond her range. Like picking Sen. McCain for president, putting her one 72-year-old heartbeat from the leadership of the free world is just too risky at this time.

You can read it all here.

h/t to Steven R
--the BB