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While you and Jill are in North Carolina, I’m in Gettysburg tomorrow and Sunday. David Plouffe said Pennsylvania could come down to a handful of votes per precinct so I’m bound and determined to account for a couple votes here each day this weekend. As you always say, this race is within the margin of effort…winnable but not won yet. Trump is closing his campaign with events reminiscent of 1930’s Germany, including a threat of assassinating Liz Cheney. It is unthinkable that this traitor could ever occupy the White House again. Let’s leave it all on the field to ensure that doesn’t happen. Happy door knocking everybody!

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Blue North Carolina here we come!!!

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I'm spending the weekend and Monday with three of my kids in Rhode Island making GOTV calls to Meklenburg county N. Carolina. These calls have been incredibly uplifting, filled with local voters who already voted, are definitely voting early and fully understand the importance of winning in N. Carolina to winning the presidency!!

Go Harris/Walz and Go grassroots in Mecklenburg.👍👍

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Breathtaking Photo. Helps to keep perspective. Thank you Robert. Tomorrow I will travel to PA to knock on doors. Have never done this before but cannot stop working. 💙🇺🇸

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Good luck out there, Robert . . . it will interesting to hear your stories from the trenches. I'll be making calls from behind the lines.

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Robert, you and Jill are close to the area where I was born and raised. I have cousins in Charlotte and hope they’re Dems. Thank you for traveling there to help spread the word. I sure hope NC, once again, becomes a Democratic state as it was when I was growing up.

Will look at Jill’s page and also, the Rosette is lovely.

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I just keep thinking about Tom Suozzi's special election race back in February: Up by one in the polling going into election day, and came out an eight-point winner.

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Rosette Nebula is truly beautiful -- one of my favorites also.

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Robert! And Jill! Thanks to you both! From CA to NC - you are an inspiration! And Robert, I will forever be indebted to you and your indefatigable spirit, your optimism as a form of activism, and your sheer determination to see democracy prevail. You have generously and dependably offered your insights and disseminated the news we need to make our own contributions. Crucially, you buoy morale as we all struggle to repel the menace to our great country. I will be phone banking for the next three days hoping to persuade voters up to the last minute, and making a plan to get through Tuesday (and the following days...). Lock arms and stick together!

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Thank you Robert for keeping us all sane and hopeful. Enjoy the weekend.

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I actually lie down and listen to you Robert, as it calms my anxiety. PS. I am knocking on doors tomorrow in Florence, Oregon!

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We are headed to Arizona on Sunday. The bad news is that the AZ Dems lost my form offering to be a poll observer, and they only gave John one 1/2 day shift. The good news is I think the bad news is a result of AZ being inundated with volunteers eager to help Harris and the downticket Dems win the state. In the end, we will canvass on Monday--which is where still seems to be a need for more volunteers--and poll watch a 1/2 day on Tuesday. Fingers crossed.

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Thanks for coming to my state. I'd be in Meck except for some cataract and driving issues. But I'll be curing NC ballots on Monday. Best of luck with all your Meck activities. You and Jill and Jessica will be invaluable help in turning NC Blue.

I wish you had time to drive to Chapel Hill, 2 hours northeast of Charlote, where the first planetarium in the Southeast is located (Morehead Planetarium and Science Center), which is also the first planetarium on a US university campus, and which trained 68 of the 69 Gemini and Apollo astronauts. Click on "Astronaut Training" in this link: https://moreheadplanetarium.org/learn-more/history/

Your amazing photographs got me asking why do I never go there--it's just downtown? So I did.

I took 2 different sets of my visitors to Chapel HIll to Morehead in the last month. I don't think I'd been there since college and that was decades ago! I even became a member. It's a great place, In case you're interested or you might want to make a detour.

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Okay, saw the video…Loved IT! Have fun canvassing!

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Here's my note to friends (a la Hubbel!) I sent today.

11.1.24 The Eleven Election edition https://conta.cc/4f6pINz

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Welcome to North Carolina! (Again)

Let's Win This!

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I love the enthusiasm in the video, and I very much enjoyed seeing the Rosette Nebula again. Wishing you two all the best in North Carolina!

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