San Francisco-based Obama campaign volunteer Jay Jonah Cash wrote about his experiences working in Pennsylvania and in Texas and the all the amazing people he has met along the way, in particular Mrs. Trivedi. This is a very moving and inspiring piece that reflects the richness of this movement for change in this country. Please take a moment and read:

"Barack Obama is no longer the icon of this presidential election. He has been quietly replaced by a widowed Indian immigrant mother from Fleetwood, Pennsylvania … at least for me. This is how that happened.

I became an Obama precinct captain in San Francisco less than 24 hours after Clinton fatigue hit me like a Wal-Mart truck. That was still my motivation when I flew 1,875 miles to Corpus Christi, 13 days before the “Texas Two-Step” primary caucus.

But while in Texas I realized Barack Obama was the strongest (“I have some news for John McCain, and that is that there was no such thing as al Qaeda in Iraq until George Bush and John McCain decided to invade Iraq!"), and became convinced that he was by far the best candidate in the race.

That is what, 13 days before the Pennsylvania primary, got me to fly 2,929 miles to JFK Airport and then take a Bieber Tourways bus 110 miles to Kutztown, PA – population 5,067.

In travelling the almost 5,000 miles for the Obama Campaign, I didn’t see much scenery. I was busy making calls, literally running from house to house on the weekends and entering data when I finished calling or I got back to the office at night.

It’s the people who stand out."

For the rest of the piece, please go here.