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May 20, 2009

Changing Minds Is Easier to Do When Yours Is Open

Victoria Pynchon recounts an encounter that reminded her of the power of human connection and transformation.

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By Victoria Pynchon

It was hot, really hot, trudging the blacktop separating dozens of apartment buildings in Henderson, Nev., the day before the election. We volunteers had lists of people who were probable Obama supporters, but many of whom wavered back and forth between him and McCain. If the person at the door said he or she was voting for McCain, I wished their candidate luck and moved on. We were getting supporters out to vote, ...

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