Ohio Diary: Day 3

Long day. We had a group of people from Lexington Kentucky plus a local who was canvassing for the first time. It was an energetic bunch.

We were sent out to Brown County, to a township about 50 miles outside of Cincinnati. I met later with an official from one of the union locals and he stressed how important it was to have people out there canvassing for Obama. "Usually," he said, 'it's only the GOP."

The landscape was hilly and incredibly lush. We were in a small town that contained within a matter of feet trailer parks and stately homes. We found eager support from both sides. One woman said she hadn't been so excited since John F. Kennedy ran for office.

We didn't finish our packets till 6:30pm. Although the people from Kentucky had a long trip to make, they still were nice enough to drive us back to the Obama Field Office in Cincinnati.

It was after 7pm at the office but it was still a hive of activity. There were over twenty phone-bankers. One of the local state senators stopped by. People from every part of the country are showing up wanting to help out. While I was there, someone came in from Washington State.

It may be Ohio but this is a national campaign. In fact, it has captured the interest of the whole world. One of the women in today's group has a husband in India. He says they're praying for Obama in their shrines.

This truly is an international campaign.

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