Campaign for Change
Students played an important roll in Barack Obama’s 2008 Presidential campaign. Students, residents, paid employees and volunteers alike bonded together to show support for their candidate. Obama’s campaign harnessed the youth vote in a way that had never been done before. According to College News:
The youth, a notoriously unpredictable constituency in voter turnout, dashed to the polls in historically high numbers. And they leaned toward Obama overwhelmingly, by a ratio of greater than two-to-one, according to exit polls.”
My independent study for my final quarter at Ohio University focused on Barack Obama’s student-led campaign in Athens, Ohio. I met many committed and tallented individuals along the way. Enjoy.
Last Debate
I photographed people watching the last Presidential debate last week for my independent study. Here’s my favorite catch from the night.
An Obama supporter stands in the doorway during the final Presidential debate at the Campaign for Change student headquarters on Court Street in Athens, Ohio, October 15, 2008.
