From Sarah Compton, Massachusetts Field Director for the Obama campaign:

Please come to a phone bank this week, and/or head up to canvass in New Hampshire this weekend. And, most important of all, PLEASE sign up to help during GOTV (Friday, October 31 through Election Day, Nov. 4). We need thousands of volunteers on those days, to canvass in New Hampshire and to make calls from MA to NH. PLEASE commit to help in the final days of this campaign! You can sign up at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ar4ll8F0putNrH4sYOhHXQ_3d_3d,
by sending an e-mail to obamagotv@gmail.com, or by contacting your local coordinator. We all need to stay focused  and continue our work in these final days. Polls will not decide this election, but what you do over the next two weeks CAN.

Carpools to New Hampshire – Parking Lot of Outback Steakhouse (Fellsway)

Sat. 11/1 10AM http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpr9mp

Sun. 11/2 11AM http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpryv4

Team Markey Canvass to NH – Parking Lot of Medford City Hall

Sat. 11/1 11AM http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gshmdl

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At last week’s meeting of the Medford Ward 8 Democratic Committee, the membership voted unanimously to join the Medford Democratic City Committee in opposing this November’s ballot question 1. The question would eliminate the state income tax, costing the state approximately 40% of its annual revenue. The Coalition For Our Communities estimates that eliminating the state income tax would lead to the Medford Public Schools losing 71% of their state funding and the city losing over $10 million (65%) of its state funding. This would guarantee a dramatic increase in property taxes, major cuts in city and school programs, and a bunch of new taxes and fees at the state and local levels to help pay for the deficit.

This is a reckless idea, and the ward 8 committee strongly encourages all voters to vote no on question 1 in November. We also encourage you to help spread the word through phone banks, sign holding, and/or lawn signs.

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Phone bank to oppose question 1: Regional Democratic Office, 148 Mass. Ave., Arlington, 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, (781) 316-2889

Canvass on Sunday in New Hampshire for Sen. Obama with Rep. Sal DiMasi and Rep. Paul Donato. Contact Rep. Donato at repdonato38@aol.com for more information.

Blue Mass Group is also running a New Hampshire canvass for Sen. Obama.

This Saturday, October 11, Rep. Markey is running a bus to Dover, New Hampshire to campaign for Sen. Obama. The bus will leave City Hall at 8:45. Call Kate at Rep. Markey’s office at 781-395-3880 to sign up or for more information.

Classical musicians from greater Boston (including at least a couple from Medford) have organized a fundraising concert for the Barack Obama campaign. The concert will be held this Friday, September 12, at 8 p.m. at Jordan Hall in Boston. See the flyer for more details