Left out

This year is a bit of an oddity for me; for the first time since I have taken a formative interest in politics (back in 2004), I am not involved in any political activity (canvassing, phonebanking, and the rest of the legwork that goes into last-minute GOTV). There are limiting factors to this, namely that because I now reside in Manhattan instead of Philadelphia, there isn't an affordable method to go and help out in a state that needs the attention constantly. But I certainly miss the bustle around campaign offices as the election nears, and from the reports I have read around the country when it comes to volunteering at Obama offices, it seems like history is at hand.

I had the privilege of volunteering for the Obama campaign for one frigid week in New Hampshire at the beginning of this year (how long ago that seems now) and sporadically in Pennsylvania during the primaries. It's likely the last political campaign I will have taken an active volunteer role in for an indefinite period of time, but what a hell of a ride it has been. Going from the depths of despair (the 2004 election) to the pinnacle of history in 4 short years is amazing in political terms, and I only wish I could be out there knocking doors when the celebration begins in little more than 2 days.

Edited at the request of my friend. Paragraphs suck, by the way. They're a construct designed by the grammar police to thwart lazy writers like myself.