Lynn's Voter Registration

Lynn sent me this note on Friday and I wanted to share with everyone with her permission:

My daughter, Katie, and I just returned from working the Voter Registration table at Wal-Mart and I wanted to report to you that we registered 10 new voters! We're pretty certain that all 10 are new Democrats. One older gentleman told us that he had never voted in his life, but felt that Obama was the person to affect the change that was needed! It was a privilege to help him to register for the first time!

We had many interesting conversations and encounters with Giles County residents this evening. Many people are fed up with the economy and absolutely furious about the gas prices. Some families were re-thinking their Friday night grocery shopping lists since they needed to fill their gas tanks before they went inside to shop. The price at the pump in front of Wal-Mart was $4.99!!

Anyway, I think that Friday evenings (we were there from 3:45-6:30) are a good time to try to register voters there at WalMart. There was lots of traffic and even if people were already registered to vote, they seemed relaxed enough to stop and chat about the election. We gave out many buttons and bumper stickers to those who asked for them.

Also, check out the new letter to Roanoke Times editor by Ann Goette yesterday (click here or on letters widget). I do think she is on the right track by keeping the emphasis on McCain.