Today is the last day that Pennsylvanians can register to vote in the Democratic primary on April 22. The Obama campaign had a huge number of volunteers on the streets of Philadelphia signing people up. We had so many cards coming back that the Philadelphia County Board of Elections office agreed to stay open until midnight to accept registrations.
It was an amazing day for me. I had four clipboards going at my spot on South Street, and people occasionally still had to wait in line. Which they did willingly. On the corner of 11th & Chestnut, my friends got 35 registrations in 90 minutes. I averaged about 16 per hour. Several people took forms for their friends to fill out, then brought them back. One guy took a form home to his pregnant wife, and I stopped at their house to pick it up on my way back to the office. I was out from 1:30 to 8 p.m.
Total registered today: 123
Total registered 3/15/08-3/24/08: 294.
Update: Read this guy's experience today. And the comments.
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