VOTE!

VOTE!

On Sunday, I drove around New Hampshire in a rolling billboard, a bus wrapped in Obama’s colors with a huge sign on the side saying Vote Nov. 6th. Voting is the ultimate gift of free speech, of speaking up for our values and the future of the country. This election is about speaking up for truth and inclusivity.
The philosophies of the two sides could not be more different. In fact, as a country, we are very evenly split. Democrats believe that we are all in this together. Fundamentally, Democrats value truth, compassion, and inclusivity. The current Republican message is that everyone is on their own.
The Republican version of smaller government means government can’t control my choices and freedoms except when it comes to women’s bodies, whom I love and how we’ll pay for our common needs. That’s not freedom. That’s illusion.
The 21st. century has brought us huge challenges – two wars, a global financial collapse, a near depression, and the environmental and personal disasters of the Gulf oilrig explosion and two hurricanes. When people are afraid, our instinct is to retreat, compress and blame. The Republicans are counting on that reaction with their message of fear and exclusivity. It is time to think beyond our reactionary fears. It is time to speak from our hearts. Democracies only work to the extent that everyone votes. Speak up for your beliefs and for our common future. Vote Democratic tomorrow!