Neal Kornreich, a 12-year-old boy living in Boulder, Colorado, is a
precinct captain for Barack Obama. There was a story about Neal in the Rocky Mountain News on Super Tuesday, February 5, when Colorado had its caucuses. (Obama won!)
As a precinct captain, Neal makes calls and visits people at their houses (he always goes with an adult) and encourages them to vote for Obama.
After doing a report about him, Neal found that many of his and Obama's views were the same. Neal wrote a letter to Obama stating issues in the world that meant a lot to him, and after a bicycle accident that put him in a wheelchair, he received a personal letter from Barack Obama himself. Now Neal is back on his feet going door to door to inform people about Obama.
When asked about his beliefs about Obama, he said, "He's the symbol of a new generation. He believes in ending the war in Iraq responsibly - we need to make sure it doesn't end up in mass domestic chaos....if we elect the right people and we help the President, we can turn this country around."
Here is a cool slide show with audio showing Neal in action. It will give you some good ideas for what YOU can say and do in order to get votes for Obama.
Great job, Neal, and keep up your support for Obama!
~ Eli
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