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With eight days to the election, the College Democrats are enlisting help from traditional and non-traditional sources to get out the early vote. Sunday morning, the College Democrats welcomed actress Alicia Silverstone to speak at its office about the importance of early voting as they started another round of door-to-door canvassing.
Silverstone started out by answering questions from those at the office and explaining what Barack Obama meant to her as well as why others should vote for him.
"Obama is a man who can lead us and make us feel proud," Silverstone said. "This is a rare opportunity where we have a candidate who can bring together all the causes."
After her introduction, Silverstone went on to explain the need for everyone to be involved in getting out the early vote for Obama.
"A lot of people are registered," Silverstone said, "and a lot of them are going to vote for Obama, but they might forget."
According to the CNN National Poll of Polls, which collects polling data from numerous sources and does not have a sampling error, 8 percent of registered voters are still undecided. Silverstone urged undecided voters to pay attention to what is going on.
"I beg of you to look into your heart," Silverstone said. "When I watch [Obama] speak, I hear him tell to me exactly what he's going to do. He doesn't sell me on fear. He answers each question with grace. He won't lead us into the mess we're in now. I don't believe he's in just to win. He's in to change Americans' lives."
Silverstone also stressed why voters should vote now.
"It's really crucial that you vote now," Silverstone said. "It's more convenient to you, but it's really crucial because if you vote now you can focus on getting everyone else to vote. This isn't an ordinary election. This is the election of a lifetime. We're not living the way we should. I promise you [Obama] will fix things."
College Democrats Deputy Field Organizer Ali Paradis also credited the sense of security that arises in early voting.
"The lines on the fourth are going to be ridiculously long," Paradis said. "If anything goes wrong with your registration, [early voting] is a safety. I had problems with my registration once."
Early voting continues through Nov. 1, and is available at the Alafaya Branch Library on East Colonial Drive. ?
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