| − | In an odd move, Obama called upon his supporters to skip work to make sure they vote and to get out the vote in their neighborhoods. In a sense it will help disrupt productivity in America at a time when there is already a fear that the country is in a recession and severly pushes the law that allows employees to take time off from work to vote if they could not vote otherwise. Almost half of black Americans plan to take the day off as do 21% of people who have already voted. 94% of Republicans plan on being at work.<ref>http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/one_third_of_obama_voters_plan_to_be_out_today</ref> | + | In an odd move, Obama called upon his supporters to skip work to make sure they vote and to get out the vote in their neighborhoods. In a sense, it will help disrupt productivity in America at a time when there is already a fear that the country is in a recession and severly pushes the law that allows employees to take time off from work to vote if they could not vote otherwise. Almost half of black Americans plan to take the day off, as do 21% of people who have already voted. 94% of Republicans plan on being at work.<ref>http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/one_third_of_obama_voters_plan_to_be_out_today</ref> |