From John Nichols at The Nation -- Mourn Granny D.; Then Organize for Clean Politics: Doris "Granny D" Haddock, whose 3,200-mile walk across the Unit
March 11, 2010

From John Nichols at The Nation -- Mourn Granny D.; Then Organize for Clean Politics:

Doris "Granny D" Haddock, whose 3,200-mile walk across the United States at the age of 90 drew thousands of activists into the movement for political reform, has died Tuesday evening at the age of 100.

The Dublin, New Hampshire, grandmother's death came ten years and ten days after she finished the remarkable two-year walk, which she undertook to promote the passage of campaign finance reform legislation (in particular the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform law). Read on...

I made a mash up from the HBO documentary Run Granny Run back in November of 2007 which we posted at C&L. I thought I'd share it again today. R.I.P. Granny D. You'll be sorely missed.

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