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I've been a Barack Obama fan for a long time now. And as the campaign has progressed, I’ve only become more confident that he is best nominee that the Democratic party can put forward.

I feel very fortunate and optimistic about the strength of the entire slate of Democratic candidates we’ve had to choose from this year; but Barack Obama has inspired me in a way that no other candidate has been able to.

Aside from the popular problems that you hear about on the news every night – the economy, the war in Iraq, health care, etc. – I believe that there’s an even more troubling problem that threatens the stability of our country: The American People have lost their faith in American Democracy. The vast majority of eligible voters have stopped believing (or never even believed in the first place) that they have a say in who governs this country. Voters think that there is an elite minority of rich and powerful people, conservative and liberal alike, who essential decide who will run our country; and the votes of the powerless majority are merely a formality. Hillary Clinton is, unfortunately, an emblem of this problem.

Barack Obama is the one candidate, Democratic or Republican, who has the ability to make us believe again.

That is why next Tuesday, Feb. 5th, I will be casting my vote in the NY State primary for Barack Obama, and I ask you to consider joining me.