Hard Work Being Done in MO

Report from Sue Masten (Springfield IL):

Phone banks and Canvassing Success!

This week 16,000 contacts were made -- that is 6,000 more than last week. 1,000 people were met at their doors and the ratio is still 2/1 Kerry!!!

Just think how many more people we can reach if we had more to help with canvassing? Phones calls are equally as important, so those who want to help, but feel that canvassing is too much, considering phone banking.

Jack Ryan -- who is in charge of Travelers in MO -- has made a special plea asking for our help Oct 2. He wants to show a strong support in MO following the first debate. A huge canvass effort is going to be made. Canvass times 9:30 am and 1pm on Saturday and 12:30 pm on Sunday.

When asked how things were going (since I noticed some nitwit new cast had painted MO in red) he said actually,"You should know the National Champaign is sending us 20 more staffers -- that makes about 60 staffers in the St Louis area!! Now I have to say, if MO is/was a no possible win, would the National Champaign be sending 20 more staffers! No, No way!

2 more staff offices open this week in MO making 23 staff offices now in operation in MO. To bring this home - Al Gore had a total of 9 offices in MO. Again -- Kerry has NOT given up on MO and MO has not given up on Kerry!!!!

Jack also mentioned that a few weeks out in Iowa, they had Kerry down by 34 points and he won. SO ..... lets go!

Jack was impressed at the number of IL volunteers that have shown up to work thus far, two weekends ago a group went to Kirkwood to help there. He said that each weekends - and for quite some time -- their interest is going to be working with the undecided voters.

Another stat: Gore lost MP by 75,000 votes ( 3%) We need to up the voting numbers to 90,000 NEW voters for Kerry. With the National Champaign sending 20 new staffers they strongly believe it is possible. So do I.

Note: Contact Jack Ryan for information on Illinois for Kerry Travel to Missouri.