This entire year has been memorable for a number of reasons as indicated in the bulleted list.
- Contacted Gretchen Whitmer to volunteer for her campaign
- Collected signatures on petitions for her campaign
- Attended Petition Submission
- Attended events for her campaign across the State
- Canvassed for the Democrats throughout my community
- Joined the local Dem club
- Attended first Democrat Conventions
- Worked the polls during primary and general election
- Joined the Black Caucus Dem Club
- Attended County Democrats Convention
- Elected to Executive Board of County Democrats
- Attended many meet and greets for candidates
- Promoted a boatload of Democrat candidates on social media
- Created live videos promoting the importance of voting, immigration, etc.
- Created videos to just to vent against the idiot-in-chief
- Created videos to promote my potential candidacy for president in 2020
- Watched the biggest sham of a presidency reveal more stupid and treasonous activities on a daily basis.
- Participated in several Marches in the cold, in the rain, in the heat: March For Our Lives, Families Belong Together, Cinco De Mayo Parade, Labor Day Parade,
- Lost 16 pounds knocking on doors
- Saw Bill Cosby go to jail for sexual assaults
- Saw many celebrities accused of sexual misconduct
- Saw the stain of corruption spread to the Supreme Court with the Kavanaugh confirmation
- Determined Russia has infiltrated American democracy with the intent to demolish it with the help of Koch Brothers, the Mercers, the Adelsons, the Murdochs and corrupt, treasonous Republicans (most now trumplicans)
- Vowed to fight against tyranny and a “life-time president”
- Learned the journey to the White House–is costly–emotionally, physically, as well as financially
- Trained to become more politically active in all elections
It has been a very busy year, one that has opened my eyes and hopefully the eyes of others in understanding we cannot be apathetic bystanders, we must get involved at every stage of local government to ensure our democracy is sustained and all participate in the process.
I won’t bore people with redundancies, since I’ve actually written about much of what has occurred this year, but I wanted to put in one place, a summary of my political involvement on my journey to the White House. A look back at what we’ve done is a good place to start planning where we go next and how best to make it work for all involved.
Hope you’ve all had a merry Christmas and look forward to a happy New Year (without the anger or lies of you-know-who).
maryhallrayford 