How one little old lady in her 80s in a wheelchair could help

On April 6th, 2008 GOPnSC says:

 

One of our campaign consultants told a story I’d like to share. He was working on another candidates run for the Statehouse and was organizing the volunteers. Many were out door knocking, others on a phone bank, some putting out signs. One little old lady in her 80s always attended the volunteer meetings, but since she was wheelchair bound, could never participate in any of the activities. But she wanted to be involved, was a big supporter of the candidate, and wanted to do what she could to help.

When election day rolled around, this little old lady signed up to be a poll watcher. All day long she sat outside the polling location in her wheelchair, greeting all the voters as they arrived, telling each one how she adored the candidate, and asking for their vote.

When the results rolled in, the campaign was victorious. Suprisingly, the precinct where that little old lady sat greeting voters carried the greatest percentage of the vote of them all. To this day, that representative gets comments like, “I voted for you after I met your grandmother at the voting booth!”

It didn’t matter that the sweet old lady was not related at all. She had made an impact. Although she couldn’t put up signs, couldn’t door knock, couldn’t become a delegate – she did what she could for the campaign, and her help paid off.

 

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