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zanana1

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10. I met my best friend while volunteering for Obama's first campain.

Reply to DownriverDem (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 11:17 AM

15 hrs ago

Most of the people who worked there were young, but one day I was making phone calls and she was doing the same. We started talking that we were about the same age and went to the same college.
Find someone you have a lot in common with. It isn't easy, but something like a political campaign makes it doable. (Is that even a word)?
I hope you find someone soon. Friendship was never easy for me.

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I met my best friend while volunteering for Obama's first campain. zanana1 15 hrs ago #10