Sneed For Senate 35 Canvassing 2/21/09

Today was the first day that our campaign hit the streets in an effort to spread our message of "Leadership, Common Sense Government, and Accessibility." It was a beautiful day in South Fulton County. I met with volunteers outside of my neighborhood clubhouse about 1:30pm. The weather must have been in the high 50's which was a little unusal for February. At any rate, it was part reunion as I saw people from my days on the Obama campaign trail, to co-workers, neighbors, fraternity brothers, and FB friends. Again I wish to reiterate my belief in the innate ability of the ordinary person to make change.

Our strategy was to distribute flyers with an attached business card to the beginning of District 35. District 35 is the second largest district in the state and merges in and out and around Atlanta. In my basement I have a big map of the district on a wall. My basement is kind of a campaign brain center. It's where all of the planning started. We packed up the flyers, and jumped into our cars. We started in my neighborhood Lakeside Preserve. I would hope that each of my neigbhors would support me. They have witnessed firsthand my work organizing our neighborhood and may remember some of my efforts on the Obama campaign. But I've learned that new candidates can't leave any stone unturned. We are going after ever single vote. My neighborhood has about 100 homes and a few more still under construction. We finished my neighborhood in about 10 minutes. It was great to get back out on the campaign trail in this manner. Up to this point we have used neighborhood association meetings, email campaigns, and a word-of-mouth approach to reach voters. It has been quite effective, but there is nothing like taking your message directly to a voter.

On a Saturday afternoon with good weather, one can expect people to be out in the yard or walking and exercising. So volunteers were armed with the message and prepared to engage voters when presented the opportunity. We distributed over 400 flyers. Our plan going forward is to canvass neighborhoods in District 35 one weekend and the next weekend to make phone calls to tell voters of our plans and how I want to lead, change and improve our community. You can join our campaign by emailing campaignmgr@georgesneed.com