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Election Day, Obama wins.
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7:30am, Brooklyn, Bedford and Parkside, waiting to vote. |
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Saturday, November 1, we canvassed in NorthEast Philadelphia. Sarah on the way to Philly. |
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Obama Headquarters in NE Philadelphia, volunteers check in to canvass homes in the area. |
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Volunteers in NE Philadelphia |
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Our crew ate lunch at Chickie's & Petes. Yeah, we ate cheesesteaks and another Philly special, crab fries. David, Sarah, Michael, Steve, Monona and Maya |
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This guy was going into Chickie's. |
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Tuesday morning, election day on Bedford and Parkside. |
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I looked out and the line was around the corner at 6am, when it was still dark. That's when I knew it would be a big win. |
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We arrived at 7:30am. Jesse and Niki helped entertain the people in line. Paul and Michael played with their PDAs. |
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Inside the polling place. New York still has clunky old machines and you pull a big lever to vote. I love them. |
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Brooklyn for Barack Headquarters, 1424 Fulton. |
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I helped work this phonebank for 3 days. |
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I trained hundreds of people to call, what to say and how to mark the sheets. We called Pennsylvania, Florida and New Mexico. |
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Tuesday night: Party. |
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The people went out on Parkside Ave and made a joyful noise. |
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Friends and neighbors came over to watch our new Prez. |
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Copyright Diane Greene Lent 2007