My name is Sarah M. I’m 33 yrs old. My husband and I are staunch Obama supporters. At a time when we question our economic future, our Faith and religion (we’re Catholic), the future of our country’s “family values”, and our consciences for being part of a war that is killing so many PEOPLE (not just Americans), President Elect Barack Obama has given us hope (as corny as it sounds). He stands for everything we want for our daughters. He has a conscience. He has created a sense of unity amongst the people of this country, whatever race, religion, or sexual orientation. And I know he will serve our family proud.

My husband is an attorney and I am an urban planner for an inner ring suburb of Detroit. We have two daughters, aged 3 years and 6 months. We have strained friendships and family relationships over this election, but to me it is worth it. Sacrifices for the greater good, I feel. I felt that if I didn’t, for once in my life, take a stand for something I felt so strongly about, that I wouldn’t be able to look my daughters in the eye again.

Great project– don’t even get me started on the “other” Sarah. My happiness over Obama winning was twofold– it also meant that she lost.

My name is Sarah E. I live in Denver, CO. I’m 31 yrs old.
I see an America that is not afraid. We are no longer afraid of terrorists because we have defeated them. We are no longer afraid of other countries because we have restored our image as a leader and become a nation once again admired and respected by others. We are no longer afraid of each other, we respect each other, we are proud of each other and we embrace each other. Our divided nation has united behind a great leader who has empowered and inspired each and everyone of us. That leader is Barack Obama!

My name is Sarah A. I live in Acton, Mass. I’m 34 yrs old (not sure how that happened). I have two little kids and I want them to live in a country that is respected by the whole world, not reviled by it. I also want them to see what leadership should look like: calm, cool, collected, articulate, and visionary. Steadfast. I want them to grow up knowing–not just because they’ve been told but because they can see it in action–that a real leader with heartfelt principles and a lifelong commitment to improving lives can be president even if his name is unusual in many American’s eyes, or the color of his skin is not the same as the last 42 presidents’. I think it’s important for a president to seem to rise above the fray, and I don’t mind if people are worshipful of Obama or a little too willing to project onto him their own versions of who he is; I think that just means he has done a good job of making people love and trust him, which is how we should feel about our president. He surrounds himself with smart, principled people and he will make the best decisions he can from a position of great strength. Plus, I really don’t want to have to move to Canada and I think that’s what I might have to do if Sarah Palin ever becomes president, or if the Supreme Court becomes any more conservative.

My name is Sarah S. I live in Natick, MA. I’m 37 years old. There are many reasons to support Barack Obama, but when I think about the future of the country, I cannot forget John McCains declaring that “100 years in Iraq would be fine with me”. The future I want for my children is one of peace, intelligent and outward-looking diplomacy, and a restoration of Americas reputation in the world. If we are to spend the next 100 years in Iraq, the future of our children and this country seems hopelessly dim.

My name is Sarah S. I live in Oakland, California and grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  I am 33 years old. 

I am a wife, a mother of two daughters (6mos. and 3 yrs), a welder and a member of the stagehand’s union IATSE Local 16.  I am voting for Barack Obama for president because I believe that our country is not strong without a large healthy working class.  I don’t believe that trickle-down economics work in the best interest of the middle class and I believe Barack Obama when he says that he will put the interests of the middle class above those of large corporations and special interests.  For many reasons and because he has spent time as a community organizer I believe that Obama understands and will fight for my rights as a worker in this country.

I am tired of being told that I should be afraid of the world that we live in.  When I listen to the McCain/Palin ticket I hear the promise of a continuation of the politics of fear that have ruled this country for the last seven years.  Barack Obamas speeches and policies help me to see a positive future for this country, to spite the economic crisis.   Once again we can become known throughout the world as leaders of innovation, conservation, and social justice.  Obamas plans to put people to work inventing new energy technology will make us pioneers of innovation.  His plans to retool auto plants to build cars with cleaner emmissions will allow us to live richly without consuming more than our share of the planets resources.  I believe that his foreign policy will be to lead by example, not to punish with brute force.  This may all sound a little optimistic, but Obama makes me optimistic for this country and that doesn’t come easy to a member of generation X.

My name is Sara K, and I live in Somerville, MA.  I’m a 30 year old teacher.

I know that it’s time for a change.  It’s time for our government to stop sitting back and watching the environment crumble.  It’s time to relieve poor and middle class people of their tax responsibilities, and require wealthy people to give more back.  Our money needs to go towards social services for women and children, not towards weapons.  It’s time to take care of each other by making education and health care accessible to all.  It’s time for a president who will treat our citizens, and the rest of the world’s children, with respect.  Barack Obama and Joe Biden will provide the right kind of care for me and my students.  McCain and Palin promise environmental damage, tax relief for the wealthy, more war, less choices for women, more educational inequity, and less respect for foreign sovereignty.  Our planet depends on our choice, and that needs to be Obama/Biden.

My name is Sarah H.  I live in Columbus, Ohio and I am 49 years old.

I have two daughters who I want to raise in a country that is pro-choice, celebrates diversity, and is respected in the world.

After 9-11 I saw the Bush administration dismantle our Bill of Rights.
After Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, I saw New Orleans where my daughters were born destroyed by a government mismanaged man-made disaster
I have seen greed, lack of accountability, and callousness to others prevail.

I can not take any more, for my future and the young women I have raised.

I support Barak Obama because of his stands on:
-Health Care
-The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
-The economy
-Change and accountability

And I can see the future from MY front yard

My name is Sarah. I live in Boston, MA. I am 20 yrs old.

I want to wake up every morning in a country of peace and equality. Not in a country which continues to kill and die in a war for a reason which has been disproved, but in a country of equal rights and opportunities for people of every race, gender, religion, and social class. I believe the only way this CAN and WILL happens by electing Obama for president.

My name is Sarah K.  I live in Toledo, Ohio.  I am 30 years old. 

I am voting for Obama/Biden for reasons too numerous to list, but they all boil down to one wish.  That my 3 month old son grow up in the best country in the world - one that TRIES to encourage everyone to live to their full potential.  Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?!  Why is it even questionable, in this day and age, that all people deserve equal accesss to health care, education, fair housing and basic food.  A country that isn’t even trying to provide these things is not a Democracy.  A Democracy is governed for the people, by the people.  Yes, we should pay taxes so that we can all have health care.  The whole sociey benefits when all are as health as possible and don’t need to worry about losing their house in order to keep a loved one alive.  The most democratic and partriotic thing I do everyday is pay my taxes!  Some might call that socialism.  I call it social justice, insurance, paying it forward, love, Democracy.  Whenever I hear someone complaining about taxes in general, I say, “Fine, then go ahead and lug your bucket of tar down to the curb and repave the section of street in front of your house every few years.  And don’t complain about the pothole in front of your neighbors house, they bought a big screen TV, they don’t mind the bumps.”  For the life of me I don’t understand why the health of our nation ranks lower on the ladder than street paving.  Is it because your neighbor without health insurance losing thier house or their life bothers you less, physically, than hitting that pot hole?

My name is Sarah L, and I hail from Vermont.

I support Barack Obama for a variety of reasons, but one in particular is very important to me. When I was 18, I dedicated a year of my life to national service with Americorps*NCCC. Whether it was building with Habitat For Humanity or tutoring and mentoring at risk children, I walked away from that experience knowing that I’d made measurable, tangible improvements in the lives of my fellow citizens.  Barack Obama and Joe Biden have pledged to expand Americorps, a program that has suffered huge budget cuts under the current administration, from 75,000 corpsmembers to 250,000 corpsmembers. Americorps*NCCC creates a truly win-win situation as the corpsmembers acquire skills and character that make them terrific assests in the workplace- as well as igniting a lifelong passion for service. Below I’ve attatched the Americorps pledge, and I think most will find it very appropriate for Obama’s message in this campaign!
I will get things done for America
to make our people safer, smarter, and healthier.
I will bring Americans together
to strengthen our communities.
Faced with apathy, I will take action.
Faced with conflict, I will seek common ground.
Faced with adversity, I will persevere.
I will carry this commitment with me
this year and beyond.
I am an AmeriCorps member . . .
and I am going to get things done.