I only have a few minutes to write before falling into bed, since I have to be back on the bus to Philadelphia in a matter of a few short hours for another day of canvassing. Today there were 70 Clinton volunteers out in our section of Philadelphia, the weather glorious, the mood buoyant. My partner and I went to 127 homes, talking with many additional voters along the way. People invited us into their homes and told us their stories of losing jobs, inability to access health care, years in the service. Talking about what they hoped Hillary could do to make their lives better.

We only found two Obama voters, one of who was only "leaning", not solidly for Obama. A very large number of the Clinton voters seemed compelled to add, unsolicited, that they were going to vote for McCain if Hillary was not the nominee, apparently regarding us as emissaries from a Democratic Party they wanted to send a message to, with a tone of defiance in their voices, studying our reactions to their statements.

There were quite a few New Yorkers among the volunteers, some of them the same very volunteers we knew form Iowa, New Hampshire, Ohio, etc. They, like myself, can barely afford the transportation and other costs, but somehow are figuring out how to go wherever Hillary needs us to go, to spread the word about how important it is that she be elected President, and how great she would be for our country. It is like a reunion. We will be returning for the next weekends until the primary on April 22, and staying over the 19-22 for the last big push.

I better go pay for and print out my bus ticket for the morning, since I'm not that detail oriented when I wake up. More later, as the days in PA unfold.

"You ought to consider it."

Obama supporters will have to convince those voters to support Obama. Good luck. I don't see how you are going to convince people who think he has too little experience and is not qualified to be president. You haven't convinced me at all (don't waste your time).

ProudMilitaryMom, how wonderful!!  I feel better about a big Hillary win in PA!

My friend and I had a very reaffirming experience yesterday. We went to nearly 25 homes in an area about 10 minutes outside of Center City. Surprisingly, we did not find any Obama supporters. We found a few Republicans, including one Republican woman who said she was very disappointed that she couldn't vote for Hillary in the primary and one undecided who was leaning towards Hillary. Based on the conversations we had it seems that her support is really solidifying. It was also interesting to hear voters' concerns about Obama. One woman talked at length about the Wright issue. She questioned his electability in the general election and thought that this issue made him very vulnerable. It seemed that notwithstanding media attempts to the contrary, Hillary's message is being heard and resonating. It felt great hearing first hand from voters. I'm planning on returning next weekend. But based on my day, I'm feeling very,very good about Pennsylvania.