A little over two weeks left, and people are losing their freakin’ minds. And I get it: We have a lot more to lose than they do. If we win, their lives will improve (whether they want to admit it ...
I dunno what “get to work” means. I would be open to volunteering, but it seems like they want phone banking and door-to-door canvassing. I’m not willing to talk to right wingers and fence sitters, so I just haven’t done it.
I volunteered for the Kerry campaign, and it was awful. Mostly talked to knuckle draggers who realized that Dems were more in their self interest but didn’t want gay marriage (which wasn’t even on the table as an issue then).
When I canvased it was to a specific list of registered Dems they were looking to get to the polls. Talk to your local field office again. They won’t send you directly into the field of fire to deal with MAGAts if you don’t want to. The couple I did talk to, I just encouraged or thanked them for voting.
I dunno what “get to work” means. I would be open to volunteering, but it seems like they want phone banking and door-to-door canvassing. I’m not willing to talk to right wingers and fence sitters, so I just haven’t done it.
I volunteered for the Kerry campaign, and it was awful. Mostly talked to knuckle draggers who realized that Dems were more in their self interest but didn’t want gay marriage (which wasn’t even on the table as an issue then).
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When I canvased it was to a specific list of registered Dems they were looking to get to the polls. Talk to your local field office again. They won’t send you directly into the field of fire to deal with MAGAts if you don’t want to. The couple I did talk to, I just encouraged or thanked them for voting.
Have you checked out letter writing? That’s a good way to have a personal impact without having to directly interact with Nazis.
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