{"id":482,"date":"2008-11-11T20:00:45","date_gmt":"2008-11-12T01:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/?p=482"},"modified":"2023-08-08T10:45:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T17:45:54","slug":"november-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/2008\/11\/november-4th","title":{"rendered":"November 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dsc01672.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-483\" title=\"Phone banking at the AFSCME\/AFL-CIO Union Hall in Philadelphia\" src=\"http:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dsc01672.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dsc01672.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dsc01672-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dsc01673.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-484\" title=\"Aharon at the Obama Philadelphia Phone Banking Operation\" src=\"http:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dsc01673.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dsc01673.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dsc01673-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dsc01676.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-485\" title=\"Gobama at the Union Hall, Philly\" src=\"http:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dsc01676.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dsc01676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dsc01676-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dsc01678.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-486\" title=\"Watching the Election Results with the other Philly Volunteers\" src=\"http:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dsc01678.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dsc01678.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dsc01678-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Images from the Get Out the Vote drive, election night in Philadelphia 2008 <span style=\"color:#777\"> . . . &rarr; 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