Anyway , Ashley finishes her story and then goes around the room and asks everyone else why they ´ re supporting the campaign . They all have different stories and reasons . Many bring up a specific issue . And finally they come to this elderly black man who ´ s been sitting there quietly the entire time . And Ashley asks him why he ´ s there . And he does not bring up a specific issue . He does not say health care or the economy . He does not say education or the war . He does not say that he was there because of Barack Obama . He simply says to everyone in the room , “ I am here because of Ashley . ”