Teresa is a stay at home mom of 2 grown children, James and Amanda. She lives with her fiance Chip Collis, a fellow Huffingtonpost Blogger, whom she met through the Obama campaign in Defiance Ohio. She has always had a desire to write and is a big fan of The Huffington Post. She is a graduate of Northwest State Community College in Archbold, OH.

Blog Entries by Teresa McCoy

My Son Is Why We Fight So Hard

7 Comments | Posted November 3, 2008 | 09:12 AM (EST)


There are times when words almost fail. This is one of those times.

I wanted to take this opportunity to say how much Barack Obama's campaign has meant to me, and how much it's changed my outlook and my life.

I came to this campaign in late August, not...

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Voters in Ohio: We've Had Enough Hard Times

5 Comments | Posted October 21, 2008 | 07:49 AM (EST)


If you ask people around here, this economy sucks. You can see the disgust on their faces. You can hear the despair in their voices. People are confused and are on the verge of giving up. How did this happen?

I am office manager and volunteer coordinator for Barack...

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Zavier's Day With Obama In Toledo

6 Comments | Posted October 15, 2008 | 04:03 AM (EST)


Today was a day for the history books. Barack Obama came to Toledo Ohio to unveil his rescue plan for the middle class. The timing couldn't have been better. Ohio is losing jobs at the fastest rate in history and more people are in dire straits than ever before.

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T-Shirts, Young People And Barack Obama

8 Comments | Posted September 30, 2008 | 10:43 AM (EST)


So there I was at the Barack Obama Headquarters in Defiance Ohio, looking around to see what was new, when I spotted a t-shirt. Not just any t-shirt, mind you, but a t-shirt that was conceived and brought to fruition by a young father and a college student at Northwest...

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America, Meet Rachel

Posted September 15, 2008 | 03:14 PM (EST)


I have always been interested in politics, but now it's official! I am a bonafide political junkie. But enough about me.

I would like to introduce you to a young lady from Stryker, Ohio. (That's the Northwest corner of the state.) Her name is Rachel.

Rachel is a 27 year...

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Enough! Look At The Record, Not The Bells And Whistles

Posted September 10, 2008 | 08:13 PM (EST)


There are times in life when you have to say ENOUGH !!!

Barack Obama said it with force when he accepted the nomination for his party as the first African American Presidential nominee. I felt the ground shake when he said it.

Did anyone else hear him?

Are we so...

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The Gossip Of Change In Rural Ohio

Posted September 8, 2008 | 06:21 PM (EST)


DEFIANCE, Ohio -- Most days, life in this small town is the redundant. Mundane. Boring. Go to Work. Go to school. Cheer at the local high school game on Friday night. Gossip. Go to the bar. Gossip. Go about life. Gossip. Lately though, we're hearing something different when people gossip....

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