A Movement, Not a Moment, in Pinellas County, Florida
By the time our four days of canvassing in partnership with Organizing For Action and Local 1199 ended, we had collectively knocked on 8,000 doors!…
"It ain't over 'til the last vote is counted."
Team Florida was warned that first night (which seems like a lifetime ago), huddled in Andrew Gillum’s cramped, sparse strip mall campaign office. Marcus, the campaign manager for Pinnellas County, gave us the lowdown: “It ain’t over ‘til the last vote is counted.”
"Now, you vote. You vote for me because I can't." Restoring Voting Rights in St. Petersburg
James is a lifelong resident of St. Pete, and has been my partner for the past two days in getting out the vote. James is adamant while talking to voters. “Now, you vote. You vote for me because I can’t vote. It ain’t right. I made a mistake and I’ve been paying for it all my life. I want to vote. That is why I am out here. You gotta vote for me.”
“Voting is the Way We Fight”
“Some folks, in this political climate, are scared of making themselves traceable to government in any capacity. They want to avoid any interaction with a hostile administration.”