Above: Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Creigh Deeds speaks
to the Ethiopian community at Meaza Restaurant in Arlington,
Virginia, on Saturday, October 17th, 2009.
(Photo by Matt Andrea/EA4C).
Source: Ethiopian Americans for Change
Monday, 19 October 2009
Ethiopian-Americans for Change (EA4C) officially endorses Gubernatorial Candidate Creigh Deeds, Leiutentant Gubernatorial Candidate Jody Wagner, and State Delegate Candidate Charniele Herring.
EA4C is a non-partisan organization dedicated to mobilizing the vast Ethiopian-American community in order to get more engaged in the United States political process and to value the significance of one vote.
A month ago, EA4C sent out personal invitations to both the Republican ticket and the Democratic ticket and asked both parties to come out and speak to the Ethiopian community. The Republican ticket was not able to attend due to scheduling conflict. The Democratic ticket accepted our invitation enthusiastically.
Thus, on Saturday, October 17th, Creigh Deeds along with Chair of the Democratic National Committee and current Governor Tim Kaine, a representative from Jim Moran’s office, Jody Wagner, and Charniele Herring all came out to speak to the Ethiopian community and to ask for their vote.
Each candidate spoke for 10 minutes and then a questions and answer session was held where individuals were able to ask tough questions. At the conclusion of the event, EA4C conducted a phone text poll where those in the audience and those who were asking questions through EA4C.org were asked to vote for their preferred candidate. 100% of the vote came in for Deeds, Wagner, and Herring.
Thus, as a consequence of that vote, EA4C officially endorses the Democratic ticket. We endorse Criegh Deeds to be the next Governor of Virginia, we endorse Jody Wagner to be the next Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, and we endorse Charnel Herring to be the next State Delegate representing Alexandria.
With over 14,000 registered Ethiopian-American voters in the 8th Congressional District (Alexandria) alone, EA4C believes that the Ethiopian community can have a DECISIVE impact on the outcome of the November 3rd vote. There are over 80,000 Ethiopians who live in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in a deeply purple state where elections are often won by less than the margin of error, the Ethiopian vote is one that has emerged as a potentially vital voting bloc.
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Learn more about Ethiopian-Americans for Change at EA4C.org or email info@ea4c.org.
Related:
First Read: The day in politics by NBC
In advance of President Obama campaigning for Creigh Deeds next week in Virginia’s upcoming gubernatorial contest, Team Deeds has just announced that Bill Clinton — along with Terry McAuliffe, whom Deeds defeated in the Dem primary — will stump for Deeds tomorrow in Northern Virginia.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/10/19/2102728.aspx