Barack Obama

Scenes from a Campaign

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I didn’t take a lot of photos while I was in North Carolina — too busy! But I made sure to whip out the camera at really key, memorable moments. I’ll never forget the people I worked with, the people I met, and the many experiences I had.

My commanding officer, i.e., the Region 19 GOTV director for North Carolina, Justin. A rock star who guided and supported me and my fellow volunteers during our work.
Emma (left) and Missy, HRC campaign staffers, helping out in Packetland. What is Packetland? Well, SOMEONE has to collate the thousands and thousands of voter lists that we use to canvas for votes. That “someone” would be staffers and volunteers!
Trish and Timothy at Packetland.
US Senate candidate Deborah Ross visits the campaign office on Sunday to kick off our canvassing/GOTV efforts.
The Hillary for America – Fayetteville, NC office.
Trish, a fellow out-of-state volunteer (from Atlanta), and I still basking in the glow of attending the Obama rally for HRC and Democratic candidates at Fayetteville State University, Nov. 4.
This little cat kept me company during my first canvassing shift, Tuesday, Nov. 1.

Obama's speech at Fayetteville State

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This was the event I attended at Fayetteville State University yesterday featuring President Obama. The man stood out from the beginning, and quite a few of us had noticed him earlier in the event, although we had no idea he would turn out to be a Trump supporter.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-defends-trump-supporter-video_us_581cebe0e4b0d9ce6fbc0910?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

A lot of the articles describing the crowd reaction got it completely wrong. People weren’t angry (although I’m sure there were a few here and there who might have been). Most of the people I saw were amused, surprised, maybe a little puzzled, but not angry. We all started chanting “Hillary” as he continued to wave his banner, but the energy was overwhelmingly positive and spirited, not angry. If anything a few of us were laughing because the situation seemed absurd.

It turned out to be a momentary distraction, and within minutes we had refocused our attention on the president’s inspiring speech.

 

Obama’s speech at Fayetteville State

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This was the event I attended at Fayetteville State University yesterday featuring President Obama. The man stood out from the beginning, and quite a few of us had noticed him earlier in the event, although we had no idea he would turn out to be a Trump supporter.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-defends-trump-supporter-video_us_581cebe0e4b0d9ce6fbc0910?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

A lot of the articles describing the crowd reaction got it completely wrong. People weren’t angry (although I’m sure there were a few here and there who might have been). Most of the people I saw were amused, surprised, maybe a little puzzled, but not angry. We all started chanting “Hillary” as he continued to wave his banner, but the energy was overwhelmingly positive and spirited, not angry. If anything a few of us were laughing because the situation seemed absurd.

It turned out to be a momentary distraction, and within minutes we had refocused our attention on the president’s inspiring speech.