This is a blog for anyone interested in following, helping with, leaning about, or really in any way being a part of Nick Bordner and Laura Hicks' campaign to be elected as Delegates to the Democratic National Convention for Barack Obama.
We are two youths, 17 (Nick) and 18 (Laura) years old, from Vashon Island who feel that it is a shame that more youth do not care about or have any interest in playing a role in the politics, specifically this election, that will shape the world that we will inherit, grow up in, raise families in, and live in.
We are both very excited by Barack Obama and the young, fresh, optimistic approach to politics that he takes. We need a change from the stagnating, corrupt politics that have plagued Washington D.C. recently. We feel that he can truly revitalize and change politics in a way that no other candidate can. Senator McCain will simply continue the failed policies of the current administration, and Senator Clinton is too polarizing to unite the nation in the name of progress the way that Obama will be able to.
We both got involved at the local level, starting out as delegates at the precinct level. From there, we campaigned at the Legislative District Caucus, and had tremendous success. Nick received the highest number of votes in the preliminary voting of all delegates present, and Laura received the second highest number amongst all female delegates. From there, in the final round of voting, Laura and Nick both received the second highest total of votes for their respective genders.
In addition to our personal goal of being able to represent Vashon Island and the State of Washington at the DNC, we hope to, through our involvement, encourage others to get aware and involved of the democratic process, so that they may have a say in shaping the world that they are a part of.
If anyone would like more information, has questions for us, has comments about the blog or our campaign, etc. please do not hesitate to contact us:
Nick Bordner: nickbordner@gmail.com
Laura Hicks: fuzzyhugs@gmail.com
Thanks for your time and interest!
Peace,
Nick Bordner and Laura Hicks
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