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skippy the bush kangaroo — from the csmonitor, in a story about a swing voter and confessed voter for both bushes, who was made (or, shall we say, since we too are married, "strongly urged") by his wife to canvass for obama: ...

"My Wife Made Me Canvas For Obama"
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — And this white middle-aged banker who voted for Bush discovered what's actually happening: Instead of walking the tree-lined streets near our home, my wife and I were instructed to canvass a housing project. A middle-aged white couple with clipboards could not look more out of place in this predominantly black neighborhood. We knocked on doors and voices from behind carefully locked doors shouted, "Who is it?" "We're from the Obama campaign," we'd answer. And just like that doors opened and folks with wide smiles came out on ...

Further Sunday Night Observations
BlueOregon — ... Bonus observations from the internets: wife makes old, white, rich, Dubya-voting banker canvass for Obama and he finds hope. ...

A Swing Voter Learns Lessons Canvassing for Obama
The Moderate Voice — ... Jonathan Curley, a self described conservative banker who voted for George H.W. Bush twice and George W. Bush once, says he is a “dreaded swing voter”. Then his wife took him out canvassing for Obama. Here’s some of what he learned: ...

Go Vote
ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES — Perhaps not something I need to remind anyone who reads this blog, but remember to vote. As Hecate (of this blog) pointed out last night, people have fought, struggled and died for the right to vote. Such a gift for us, such an honor and such a responsibility. And of course the election outcome is of utter importance right now.

What we reap
Daily Kos — ... ), by a white, middle-aged Republican who'd voted for George H.W. Bush twice and Bush Junior once, and who now finds himself in the Obama camp ... and canvassing because his wife guilt-tripped him into it. Not just canvassing in his usual enclave, either--he hit the streets in poverty-stricken housing projects on Obama's behalf. Here's what he learned: ...