mimi's island

is it bad that i think of tim gunn from project runway when i hear the word caucus?

it just so happens that a friend of a friend is the field director (imported from hawaii) for barack obama's campaign on guam and i got a first-hand experience in the start of their "grass roots" efforts. last week, three women, myself included, operated a phone bank from my house where we contacted those that might have been previously affiliated with supporting the candidate. the uncanny only-on-guam moment was coming across more than one person i already knew and introducing myself as if we've never met. the guam democratic caucus is on may 3rd, after which the winning candidates will be represented in the national convention for the presidential nominee. supposedly, both hillary and barack camps are setting field offices on guam but barack's team seems to be the spearheaders of this frist-ever. guam has played a role in the national caucus for the presidential nomination before but this is the first time a local presidential campaign office has been established and it appears to be quite the buzz since the nation awaits the close race. 9 delegates is a relatively significant representation from our island so i am just hoping people understand the instrumental role at stake in partaking on the national level.

photo by Leslie Travis