Sadly, this is a time of economic crisis, where Americans are losing their homes and jobs. The nation needs a leader who will stay calm and steady during a time of crisis; a leader with a plan.

Barack Obama offers new solutions, based on a core set of principles that will address the people’s problems and put middle-class Americans first.

He promises to invest resources in things that will help middle-class families and their communities: schools, roads, health care and clean energy; and he has promised to bring the troops home from Iraq – a war that is costing $10 billion each month.

Barack Obama has consistently presented the kind of judgment and leadership Americans need if we are going to really change our country for the better. The people need change now, before it is too late!

Shannon Rankin, Rangeley