Yesterday afternoon I drove over to Indianapolis from Cincinnati to volunteer for the Clinton campaign. I lived in Indianapolis from 1979-2000 and therefore know my way around fairly well. I spent Sunday evening working out of the Clinton South-side office with Ed from Georgia and Stoney from Texas, visiting undecided voters in a racially-mixed neighborhood off of Franklin Rd between 30th St and I-70. Many folks weren’t home (or pretended such). We left literature tucked in the screen doors reminding people to vote on Tuesday. The voters we did talk with were divided between Clinton and Obama.
I spent last night with my friends Bruce and Amy and their two young children, got my car’s oil changed at a JiffyLube (the light was flashing), went to the Clinton North-side office and canvassed undecided voters around 54th St & Arlington by myself. Richer racially-mixed neighborhood with ruder residents. People only spoke with me through shut windows. One was ranting about “No Solicitation” and the other nodded her head happily as I pointed to my Clinton button. This neighborhood had apparently already been canvassed by Obama supporters as I saw a lot of Obama door cards.
This is more attention than Indiana usually gets during the general election campaign. I suspect that people have been inundated with literature, commercials and robo-calls. This morning my friends got a robo-call from National Right-to-Life attacking Obama. There may well be a similar robo-call attacking Clinton.
I feel that I’ve done my part. Brought back a pocketful of Clinton buttons for the Kentucky primary coming up. Should Clinton be the Democratic nominee, I will volunteer again in November.