03-09-2010 - Everyone is an Organizer

by Josh Levinson

“This campaign is not about me. The people of Hawaii are the heart of this campaign.”

That’s what Neil Abercrombie told hundreds of supporters last Saturday at a grand opening rally of the campaign headquarters -- calling on each person to become an organizer.


"This is the most important election in Hawaii that I can recall," Neil said.


An army of sign wavers lined Ala Moana Blvd. before the rally, encouraged by the honking horns of passing cars.

We reminded the crowd that Neil Abercrombie will be elected Governor because each of us will take responsibility for our own personal precincts:  our friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues.  We asked everyone to do three important things:

* Complete a supporter card and ask at least five friends to do the same (then follow up and ask each of them to ask five friends, and so on)

* Utilize Facebook and Twitter to broadcast news to personal social networks

* Put bumper stickers on cars (request bumper stickers by dropping by headquarters or clicking here)


Fill out the card online and then send it to your friends electronically.

Neil got a cheer from the crowd when he said that, for him, being Governor will be a cornerstone, not a stepping-stone.  

“We are going to outflank politics-as-usual in Hawaii,” Neil said.  “Our supporters are not going to be spectators.  Everyone is an organizer and every voice matters.”

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