I think it is imperative that we talk to those undecideds in Indiana. I spoke to many good, decent folks over the weekend. Some sounded a little gruff at first, but once you cut through that, and just have a real conversation you realize that as Americans we have more in common and the same or similar concerns.
 
Sure some of the Wright stuff came up, but not much. One person talked about experience being an issue but said that they would consider Obama. And yes there were negative people. But overall, there are many people who just want to be reached out to.

I harped on Obama's plan to cut taxes for working and middle class folks and how that would give some relief right there. Yes, we are all being squeezed by gas prices, but having a gas-tax holiday was a temporary solution. Because then what happens to our highways? We can't leave them unattended. And what happens to those jobs? We can't afford to loose jobs.
 
I talked about Obama being against CAFTA, and most people don't know about CAFTA, but yes Obama was against this Central American Free Trade Agreement. He wants to protect American jobs, and remember I tell people, it was Bill Clinton that signed NAFTA into law. And Indiana lost a lot of jobs to this. I sometimes would bring up Mark Penn and how he is Clinton's head advisor who was in Colombia (where my own mother is from) trying to sell free-trade.

I mention how Obama's solutions are multi-faceted, ending price gouging, taxing oil companies, investing in alternative energy, increasing mileage standards etc. Obama is willing to tell us the hard truth at a time that we need to hear it. And that is what should matter to us as voters.

Yes one guy brought up gun control but then I asked him- well, what other issues do you care about? And I think he, just like most people care about the war and the economy. And I must say, Clinton needs to be held accountable for her war vote, it is breaking our bank and has cost 4,000 of our fellow friends and neighbors their lives. Even a former Vietnam vet and a registered GOP told me that he was also against this war from the beginning, even though he did value McCain's service. It seems like some GOPS are feeling disenchanted with the Republican party and what they've done.

It was interesting that several people were so frustrated that they didn't support anyone, but when we broke it down, realized that McCain isn't the right candidate- as a former vet he isn't even supporting the Webb Veterans Benefits bill. I mentioned that Obama very much wants to help veterans, and fund their needs. And I repeated that line Obama says, something to the effect of, these men and women in uniform have done everything we've asked of them. 

 One thing I see is that yes, there are many undecided people in IN, and maybe they will end up voting for Clinton, but believe me that have an interest in Obama, they are just afraid to vote for him, afraid to change their mind, or have a change of heart. Change is not easy to come by, anywhere, for anyone.

But I tried to get the message accross, that Obama is trying to bring us all together and fix this nation and he loves this nation and wants to make it better, for everyone, and as a nation we may not have this opportunity again to vote for someone like this.

So if you have time, we can make history, please go to barackobama.com and make calls to Indiana, but if and when you do, have a real conversation, cut through the lables we put on ourselves and really reach out to your fellow Americans, and talk about the real issues, not the distractions, and convince people to vote for a change that we can believe in, a change that we need to get us on the right track. We have all day today to make calls, PLEASE HELP US!