A Pine Tree

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5. i once knocked on the door of a northwestern polysci prof.

it was a very interesting convo. he was already going to vote for my candidate, so we just talked politics in general.
he had done research on voter outreach. it showed- doors win. face to face wins.
mail pieces and yard signs do little, tho they do get you some name recognition. phone calls can have a negative impact. (this was early 2000’s. i’m sure it’s worse now.)
but talking to ppl wins, hands down. i hope to get out and do some of that this fall. i love it.
it’s almost always great fun, unless u r doing ‘knock every door’.
i’ve knocked on many doors in places dems didnt usually even put up a candidate. man, those ppl were happy to see me.

i knocked many doors for obama in ‘08, mostly in iowa and ohio, including during the primary. some of those were tough, cuz there was a lot of support for hillary. i couldnt hate on her, i just worried about the slime that i knew wd come out.
but i’m pretty sure that even if we didnt have their vote in the primary, we had it in the general.

anyone who is wondering what they can do, the answer is KNOCK ON DOORS.