{"id":2873,"date":"2012-10-31T22:17:59","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T05:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=2873"},"modified":"2012-10-31T22:17:59","modified_gmt":"2012-11-01T05:17:59","slug":"black-stapletonians-for-obama-group-gains-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=2873","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBlack Stapletonians for Obama\u201d Group Gains Momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>Five years ago, Grant Campbell wanted to get involved in a grass roots campaign to get other African Americans in Stapleton motivated to support underdog candidate Barack Obama. It was a huge undertaking, and convincing others to join his \u201cBlack Stapletonians for Obama\u201d group would not be easy. \u201cI knew I had an uphill battle,\u201d said Campbell. \u201cThere were about 1000 African Americans in our community, and for obvious reasons, most were very pro-McCain. Getting them to support Obama was not as easy as dropping a flier on a doorstep, or making a couple of phone calls.\u201d By the time of the 2008 election, with persistence and hard work, Campbell had over 200 members in his group.\n\u201cIt wasn\u2019t easy,\u201d said Campbell. \u201cWe had a lot of knock down-drag out fights to convince African Americans that Obama would be a good President for them. Sure, it took a lot of time, but the satisfaction of knowing we were doing something for our future President and our country felt good.\u201d Fast forward five years later, and Campbell\u2019s group now has over 600 members. \u201cWe are extremely proud of how far we have come. Of course, the goal is always to get the remaining 600 or so members to join our group, but one member at a time is fine with us.\u201d\nMany African American Stapletonians are standing steadfast in their support for Romney. \u201cHe has a five point plan,\u201d said African American resident Brittni Morris. \u201cIt reminds me of four minute abs. Not totally sure what the five points are, but I love the simplicity of it, and I assume it will be just as effective as the four minute abs program.\u201d Convincing African American Stapletonians to go out of their comfort zone and vote for Obama has been just as challenging as expected. \u201cWe are asking these people to do something they have never considered,\u201d said Campbell. \u201cOf course, we don\u2019t expect to change their minds with a handshake. We have to go into the nitty gritty of the Romney and Obama plans and explain why Obama\u2019s is good for them, and Romney\u2019s is not.\u201d\n\u201cColorado being a swing state makes our jobs even more exciting,\u201d said Campbell. \u201cWe are as motivated as ever to keep Obama in the White house. We are doing everything we can to attract more members.\u201d Those interested in joining \u201cBlack Stapletonians for Obama\u201d can go to BlackStapletonians4Obama.org<\/a>]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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