An update
Now that I am unemployed I can finally post on my lj again. Turns out the caucus threatened to fire anyone who blogged and while I didn't believe them, I decided not to take a risk. First things first: we won. At this point I am comfortable calling it a thrashing. With half our district reporting we are up 57-43.
The last six months have been exhausting. I've take a grand total of ten days off. Things that happened over the campaign:
-I got propositioned at the door
-I petted my first horse
-I knocked 4500 doors
-Strangers offered me cake, candy, vegetables and soda
- I've had beer with complete strangers in their garages within minutes of meeting them (twice!)
- Knocked on doors that have never been canvassed (rural areas even Jehovah's Whiteness don't consider dense enough)
- I've gotten to see the debate over land use planning in some communities (Damascus)
Yet the most rewarding aspect of my work was the conversations. Thousands of people who had no idea who I was took the time not just to listen but to talk to me and that is pretty damn cool. Also, holy shit a black dude whose middle name is Hussein just took 52% of the vote.
The last six months have been exhausting. I've take a grand total of ten days off. Things that happened over the campaign:
-I got propositioned at the door
-I petted my first horse
-I knocked 4500 doors
-Strangers offered me cake, candy, vegetables and soda
- I've had beer with complete strangers in their garages within minutes of meeting them (twice!)
- Knocked on doors that have never been canvassed (rural areas even Jehovah's Whiteness don't consider dense enough)
- I've gotten to see the debate over land use planning in some communities (Damascus)
Yet the most rewarding aspect of my work was the conversations. Thousands of people who had no idea who I was took the time not just to listen but to talk to me and that is pretty damn cool. Also, holy shit a black dude whose middle name is Hussein just took 52% of the vote.