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Petition Drives In Oneonta, Coop
By LIBBY CUDMORE • Hometown Oneonta
ONEONTA – The night “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” opened at the Southside Mall, Karen Anderson and Wendy Carrington were set up outside the theater, petitioning for their own hero – no, not Luke Skywalker.
Bernie Sanders.
“There was a long line at the movie theater, and we set all of our materials out so people waiting could look at everything,” said Harrington.
Part of Oneonta for Bernie, Anderson and Harrington have been collecting signatures and registering voters since June, when they set up a table at the Oneonta Farmer’s Market. “We were out there every Saturday, trying to get people registered to vote in the primary”…
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By LIBBY CUDMORE • The Freeman’s Journal
COOPERSTOWN – Growing up in a socialist household, Hilda Wilcox was no stranger to going door-to-door for her beliefs.
“When I was seven, I distributed leaflets to the neighbors supporting the loyalists in Spain,” she said. “Afterwards, I asked my mother, ‘Who are the loyalists?’ and she explained that we were fighting for democracy in Spain.”
And though the cold weather kept her for ringing doorbells, she still actively campaigned for Bernie Sanders, sending out postcards asking people to call or come by so she could collect signatures to get him on the ballot as the democratic candidate.
“It’s not a question of politics,” she said. “It’s a question of ideals. I believe democracy is the only system that guarantees opportunity. If the system stands in the way, we must change the system.”