Shake This Riddle Off

      I started an internship for the Barack Obama campaign today. It should be pretty intense.  It is supposed to be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day for one week, but I went down after class today around 1 p.m.
     It was pretty much what I expected; “grunt work.” I canvassed (visited registered Democrats’ houses) during the day, then made phone calls in the evening. My purpose was to establish the degree of local support for Obama, recruit volunteers, and maybe try to sway some undecided voters.
But I didn’t imagine how many “undecideds” there would actually be! Maybe they didn’t feel comfortable telling me that they were leaning towards Clinton. All the polls are saying Clinton is leading here. But I didn’t get that at all!
     I spoke to a decent amount of Obama supporters. I do live in a college town, so I expected a lot of support. But I also made calls to a neighboring county, and that was actually where I talked to a lot of “undecideds.” It threw me off guard! I know why I like Obama, but it’s kind of hard to explain it in a few succinct sentences.
     I am even more convinced that Obama badly needs to visit West Virginia. I’m worried that he thinks it’s not worth it, but if he came at the last minute, he might be able to sway these indecisive voters!
     Bill Clinton is coming to campus tomorrow, so maybe Obama, or someone from his campaign, will visit too. But an Obama visit would make the biggest impression, and I think West Virginians would really respond to the effort. 
     I will update tomorrow about whatever Clinton has to say; I’m sure it will be interesting.