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Vote Hope and Stevie Wonder Plan to Sign, Seal and Deliver Voters to Obama on Super Tuesday With Latest PSAs
Wonder, who has been a visible Obama supporter, and whose song, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" has been played during Obama rallies, hopes that his efforts will help increase both voter turnout and support for Obama. "It's time to bring this country back to a good future," says Wonder. "You've got a voice, you've got a choice. Vote for Change," he adds. The forty-five second spot features
Other Vote Hope videos feature hip hop artist Common, and several Los Angeles-based underground lyricists (Project Blowed), who wax poetically about why they support Obama.
"I'm voting for Obama because he's just there to do some good in the world," said Common in the video.
"A voteless people is a hopeless people. I didn't vote until I got Bush's first term, then the bogus sequel," spits MC Open Mike on the video.
Wonder, Common and lyricists take their "get-out-the-vote" message straight to the people via video-sharing Web sites like YouTube, MySpace and FaceBook. Vote Hope has also produced Tu Voz,
Vote Hope's goal is to increase voter support for Obama in the California primary. "Increasing voter turnout among young people and communities of color in California will be critical to Obama's success," said Vote Hope founder
About Vote Hope
Vote Hope is a new statewide political network championing democracy and justice in California. Our purpose and mission is to increase voter turnout in California among young people and people of color, who are grossly underrepresented in the current state electorate.
For more information, visit www.votehope2008.org
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