FAQ: I live in New York. What can I do?

Ok, there are a bunch of things you can do.

So you know, the Obama campaign is actually depending on New York, and New York City in particular, to win Pennsylvania. It's not a "Hey, neighbor, can you give us a hand?" thing. It's a critical part of the strategy. That's why they're sending me to Pennsylvania.

First thing, make an account on my.barackobama.com

I know, I know. It's annoying to be told to go to the website -- but this is no ordinary website, my friends. It's an all-in-one, social networking, community bulletin board, information center.

You can poke around there as much as you want, but take special note of these things:

1. Events: you can plug in your zip code, and it will tell you all the already formed groups in your neighborhood that you can join -- people carpooling to PA for the weekend to register voters, people setting up impromptu phone banks to call undecided NH voters, all of it. Check out what's happening that you can hook up with.

2. "Drive for Change" - this is for people able to spend several weekends in a row in PA, from now until election day.

3. "Neighbor to Neighbor" - I made a whole separate post about this. Check it out.

4. Write letters to the editor of papers in swing states: the website gives you the contact information, and a template for a letter to the editor, if you need one. Think on this: Thousands of assholes get their opinions printed in papers across the country every day. Why couldn't your thoughts be printed, and sway public opinion? They can! They should be! It's free advertising for the campaign and spreads support via word of mouth which is the most effective form of advertising that there is!

5. Get the word out to your friends, family and others all over the country that the Obama campaign can only win by increasing the volunteer, word of mouth, grassroots force that's already in place. There are not enough volunteers to do what needs to be done, to get the votes that need to be gotten. Not yet. Ask them to please volunteer, and to ask their friends to volunteer.