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Transcript: Emily Finkelman, I'm from Austin,
Texas, and I'm 17-years-old.
I've been volunteering with the Obama campaign since
last Saturday when I came here with my mom.
I got started because my sister has been a huge Obama
supporter in San Francisco, California. She traveled
to Nevada and worked on both of the elections there.
What got me most excited to work for him is just the
very positive aspects of his campaign. He is a very
honorable candidate, I believe. Everything I see in
the campaign office here, especially, is very upbeat
and positive.
People are working for Obama, we're not working against
anyone here, we are really just trying to make the world
a better place. I think Obama has called out to youth
and given us that opportunity. That's why I am here.
Working for change
My mom and I brought in a ton of food Saturday morning
and then I started doing some phone calls with a friend
and I came back. We had come in the middle of the day
and I had come back at 6 and I knocked out 150 phone calls,
and I was back the next day. I fell in love, I've been
here ever since.
I've done packets, I've worked the front desk, I've
gone to the different offices running errands for people,
passing out signs, training phone bankers and I'll be
a caucus captain tomorrow.
We are really walking the line in world politics and
I'm hoping this campaign will give us a chance to turn
it around and really be the example in the world as,
yes we are a super power, but we are a very noble super
power and very aware and caring.
Out-of-state volunteers gather in Texas
There is a lot of really good energy here. I am one of
the youngest people here. There are a couple kids that
are younger than me, but high schoolers in general there
aren't too many of us.
So there's a lot of excitement with us and a lot of
excitement with everyone. Everyone is just really positive.
We have a lot of out-of-state volunteers coming in.
I wish I could take off of school to be able to do
something like that because they are sacrificing their
time to try to work for a better cause. There's tons
of California people, Oregon and Washington, South Carolina,
Iowa. Tons of different people from different states
and a great opportunity to meet people that I share
a passion with.
Texas Democrats show their colors
This primary really is going to mean a lot, which is the
first time in such a long time that our primary has been
the pivotal point in the primary election stages.
I think a lot of people are into this because they
thought either "Super Tuesday" would be the
end, or thought it would be in the bag, and it's not.
I live in Austin, I've lived here for 11 years, I was
actually born in Alameda, Calif.
There are definitely Democrats in Texas, especially
in Austin. People have called us the Democratic bubble,
the little blue spot in all the red.
There are a lot of Democrats especially coming out
in this primary that are standing up and saying, "We
are here and we are ready to work," either for
Hillary or Obama. Everyone is stepping up.
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