With serious concerns swirling about Joe Biden Joe Biden Pentagon takes heat for extending Guard’s time at Capitol Booker to try to make child tax credit expansion permanent Sullivan says tariffs will not take center stage in talks with China MORE 's ability to capture the enthusiasm and support of young voters, one of the most iconic stories from the Obama-Biden 2008 campaign provides a pathway forward. Ashley Baia, a 23-year-old white Obama campaign staffer convened a group of volunteers in a mostly African American community in South Carolina. Before reviewing that day’s tasks, she asked each person to say why they were there. She went first. She explained that when she was nine, her mom was diagnosed with cancer and had to quit her job. The family lost their health insurance and filed for bankruptcy to cover the medical bills. Ashley decided she had to help, going so far as insisting that her favorite meal was mustard and relish sandwiches to save money. She was working in the campaign to lift up the other kids who needed to help their parents, she said. One by one, the others explained their reasons for being there. The last person to speak was an elderly… Read full this story
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