Say No to Sycophantism

from wapo:
At first she hesitated. The schoolteacher described herself as "one of those
apathetic people who always felt, 'What does my single vote matter?' " But
Braun wanted to learn more about Obama's education programs, so she
relented.
Then the e-mails started to arrive.

One told her about the candidate's plan to end the war in Iraq. Another
sought her help in registering voters. A video of Obama's "major speech on
race" was sent. Of the dozens of e-mails she received, only a handful
directly asked for money.

The approach paid off. This year she made four $25 contributions, and she
also persuaded her father, a lifelong Republican, to register as a Democrat
so he could join her in voting for Obama.

src:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/27/AR2008032702968.html?hpid=topnews