Beat the Streets
Well, we've begun our door-to-door campaign. The Boss and I hit well over 100 households in about 4 hours, and received very favorable responses.
It's amazing how many people have no idea who the incumbent is. Several we ran across had no idea that in our district, the Representative is someone from their very own neighborhood, not some distant person from some other town. So perhaps that is the greater purpose of this campaign...to educate the electorate as to exactly what impact they can have on individual campaigns and on the election in general.
I've run across many people over the years who take the approach of, "well, I'm only one voice. I can't make any difference. Besides, it's all politics."
Hello! That's what 'politics' is supposed to be all about! One person, making their voice heard, in chorus with other like-minded people. It begins with an individual, and grows into a solid wave of people united for a common good.
How many times have we sat around talking with our friends, and these types of comments are made:
Wow, I can't imagine where all our tax money goes!
Can you believe the stuff they're putting in front of our kids in school?
Why should my tax dollars pay for somebody that doesn't want to go out and look for a job?
My small business is struggling just to make ends meet, and they want to raise my property taxes.
Isn't that money supposed to go to the schools/lower property taxes/fix our roads?
Why can't I get anyone at the State House to return my calls/emails?
We all have asked questions or made statements like this. Well, I've decided that I want answers to these questions, and I want solid, intelligent conversation around these statements. What I found this past weekend is that many people in northeast Des Moines do, too. They don't feel they've been getting them for many, many years now, and they think it's time for a change.
Call for Action
If you feel the same way, and you think you could spare 4-5 hours this coming Saturday, (Sept. 6), we'd like to invite you to come and "beat the streets" with us and our friends and neighbors. We will meet at our home, 2563 E Tiffin Ave, at 1 PM. We will spend about 20 minutes giving instructions, making assignments of areas, and generally getting organized. Then, we'll send people out in teams of two throughout District #68, to knock on doors, hand out literature, and encourage people to support us in our bid to get a Voorhees in the State House. Then, we'll all get together back at the house at 5:30 for some food, and to recap the day.
Depending on how much of the District we get covered this Saturday, we're also planning on doing it again on Saturday, Sept. 20th. We believe that with enough of our friends, neighbors, and you readers that also want to help make a difference, we can canvass the entire District in just 2 Saturday afternoons.
If you want to help, just show up at our house by 1 PM this Saturday, or give us a call at 515-263-9299, or email us at: larryvoorhees@gmail.com.
Together, "we, the people" CAN make a difference.
--Larry Voorhees
It's amazing how many people have no idea who the incumbent is. Several we ran across had no idea that in our district, the Representative is someone from their very own neighborhood, not some distant person from some other town. So perhaps that is the greater purpose of this campaign...to educate the electorate as to exactly what impact they can have on individual campaigns and on the election in general.
I've run across many people over the years who take the approach of, "well, I'm only one voice. I can't make any difference. Besides, it's all politics."
Hello! That's what 'politics' is supposed to be all about! One person, making their voice heard, in chorus with other like-minded people. It begins with an individual, and grows into a solid wave of people united for a common good.
How many times have we sat around talking with our friends, and these types of comments are made:
Wow, I can't imagine where all our tax money goes!
Can you believe the stuff they're putting in front of our kids in school?
Why should my tax dollars pay for somebody that doesn't want to go out and look for a job?
My small business is struggling just to make ends meet, and they want to raise my property taxes.
Isn't that money supposed to go to the schools/lower property taxes/fix our roads?
Why can't I get anyone at the State House to return my calls/emails?
We all have asked questions or made statements like this. Well, I've decided that I want answers to these questions, and I want solid, intelligent conversation around these statements. What I found this past weekend is that many people in northeast Des Moines do, too. They don't feel they've been getting them for many, many years now, and they think it's time for a change.
Call for Action
If you feel the same way, and you think you could spare 4-5 hours this coming Saturday, (Sept. 6), we'd like to invite you to come and "beat the streets" with us and our friends and neighbors. We will meet at our home, 2563 E Tiffin Ave, at 1 PM. We will spend about 20 minutes giving instructions, making assignments of areas, and generally getting organized. Then, we'll send people out in teams of two throughout District #68, to knock on doors, hand out literature, and encourage people to support us in our bid to get a Voorhees in the State House. Then, we'll all get together back at the house at 5:30 for some food, and to recap the day.
Depending on how much of the District we get covered this Saturday, we're also planning on doing it again on Saturday, Sept. 20th. We believe that with enough of our friends, neighbors, and you readers that also want to help make a difference, we can canvass the entire District in just 2 Saturday afternoons.
If you want to help, just show up at our house by 1 PM this Saturday, or give us a call at 515-263-9299, or email us at: larryvoorhees@gmail.com.
Together, "we, the people" CAN make a difference.
--Larry Voorhees
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