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		<title>President Obama Takes to Reddit to Remind People to Vote</title>

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<p>It's crunch time! President Obama again <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/12r7yb/reddit_this_is_important/">took</a> to Reddit tonight, this time to the Politics subreddit, in order to urge people to vote (for him, natch).</p>
<p>"Reddit, this is important" reads the title of the post, which links to a <a href="https://www.barackobama.com/lookup?source=reddit">page</a> on BarackObama.com that allows users to input their addresses to find their local polling place.</p>
<p><!--more-->In a followup <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/12r7yb/reddit_this_is_important/c6xgw22">comment</a>, the President wrote:</p>
<blockquote><p>I want to thank you all again for the reception you gave me in August for my AMA. Good questions. Definitely not bad.</p>
<p>I'm checking in because polls will start closing in this election in just a few hours, and I need you to vote.</p>
<p>Millions of Americans have stepped up in support of this campaign over the last 19 months, and today we decide what the next four years look like -- but only if we show up.</p>
<p>I ask that you go out there and cast your vote, whatever your political persuasion.</p>
<p>You can confirm your polling location here:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.barackobama.com/lookup" rel="nofollow">https://www.barackobama.com/lookup</a></p>
<p>If you’ve voted already, don't stop there -- spread the word to your friends, roommates, and neighbors. Think of it as upvoting.</p></blockquote>
<p>The President used the same handle that he did during his August <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/08/president-obama-does-reddit-ama-reddit-promptly-goes-into-read-only-mode-due-to-heavy-traffic/">question and answer session</a>, "PresidentObama." We're guessing it was his campaign staff doing the posting, however, since the President is probably a little busy with election day in order to court the coveted neckbeard endorsement.</p>
<p>Since the post appears to be a one-off reminder and not a Reddit/POTUS back and forth, we don't expect Reddit to go into read-only mode like it did <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/08/president-obama-does-reddit-ama-reddit-promptly-goes-into-read-only-mode-due-to-heavy-traffic/">last time</a>. It hasn't even hit the front page of the Politics subreddit yet.</p>
<p>Keep in mind, potential voters: the President can <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151223510354000&amp;set=a.10150428523219000.390268.17758718999&amp;type=1">see</a> if you really voted.</p>
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<p>It's crunch time! President Obama again <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/12r7yb/reddit_this_is_important/">took</a> to Reddit tonight, this time to the Politics subreddit, in order to urge people to vote (for him, natch).</p>
<p>"Reddit, this is important" reads the title of the post, which links to a <a href="https://www.barackobama.com/lookup?source=reddit">page</a> on BarackObama.com that allows users to input their addresses to find their local polling place.</p>
<p><!--more-->In a followup <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/12r7yb/reddit_this_is_important/c6xgw22">comment</a>, the President wrote:</p>
<blockquote><p>I want to thank you all again for the reception you gave me in August for my AMA. Good questions. Definitely not bad.</p>
<p>I'm checking in because polls will start closing in this election in just a few hours, and I need you to vote.</p>
<p>Millions of Americans have stepped up in support of this campaign over the last 19 months, and today we decide what the next four years look like -- but only if we show up.</p>
<p>I ask that you go out there and cast your vote, whatever your political persuasion.</p>
<p>You can confirm your polling location here:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.barackobama.com/lookup" rel="nofollow">https://www.barackobama.com/lookup</a></p>
<p>If you’ve voted already, don't stop there -- spread the word to your friends, roommates, and neighbors. Think of it as upvoting.</p></blockquote>
<p>The President used the same handle that he did during his August <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/08/president-obama-does-reddit-ama-reddit-promptly-goes-into-read-only-mode-due-to-heavy-traffic/">question and answer session</a>, "PresidentObama." We're guessing it was his campaign staff doing the posting, however, since the President is probably a little busy with election day in order to court the coveted neckbeard endorsement.</p>
<p>Since the post appears to be a one-off reminder and not a Reddit/POTUS back and forth, we don't expect Reddit to go into read-only mode like it did <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/08/president-obama-does-reddit-ama-reddit-promptly-goes-into-read-only-mode-due-to-heavy-traffic/">last time</a>. It hasn't even hit the front page of the Politics subreddit yet.</p>
<p>Keep in mind, potential voters: the President can <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151223510354000&amp;set=a.10150428523219000.390268.17758718999&amp;type=1">see</a> if you really voted.</p>
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