Well, my first Tuesday phone bank on 8/21 at our house in Malden is almost full!
But I am going to be hosting this every Tuesday when I am not up in the district, so 8/28 is now also open for sign ups!
Calling voters is easy! Sure, the occasional person might hang up on you, but you shake it off and move on to the next.
Several weeks ago I was making calls to voters, I reached a woman who had not heard of Jared Golden and had not been following the race for congress. I started into the reasons why she should support Jared. When I got to the part about protecting Medicare and Social Security, she said, "Oh, well that's important to me." She went on to tell me that her family relies on food stamps and she relies on disability from the government. I said, "Well, I think this guy is on your side," and gave her the campaign's website. She stopped washing dishes and dried her hands to write it down, and repeated the url back to me. She shared with me that she usually does not vote because she does not feel up to speed on the candidates. I think a lot of people have challenges in their lives that preclude them from being engaged with campaigns. But now she is going to hopefully do her research and vote in November for someone who will have her back.
So, I guess what I am saying is it is worth many many "I'm not interested" and hang ups to reach one person like that. And that is why you should phone bank. Also I will get really good snacks!
But I am going to be hosting this every Tuesday when I am not up in the district, so 8/28 is now also open for sign ups!
Calling voters is easy! Sure, the occasional person might hang up on you, but you shake it off and move on to the next.
Several weeks ago I was making calls to voters, I reached a woman who had not heard of Jared Golden and had not been following the race for congress. I started into the reasons why she should support Jared. When I got to the part about protecting Medicare and Social Security, she said, "Oh, well that's important to me." She went on to tell me that her family relies on food stamps and she relies on disability from the government. I said, "Well, I think this guy is on your side," and gave her the campaign's website. She stopped washing dishes and dried her hands to write it down, and repeated the url back to me. She shared with me that she usually does not vote because she does not feel up to speed on the candidates. I think a lot of people have challenges in their lives that preclude them from being engaged with campaigns. But now she is going to hopefully do her research and vote in November for someone who will have her back.
So, I guess what I am saying is it is worth many many "I'm not interested" and hang ups to reach one person like that. And that is why you should phone bank. Also I will get really good snacks!
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