Went canvassing in NH today

[graywarrior]

Obama has amazing support in the neighborhoods I canvassed. Talked to two republicans who are supporting him and several independents. Only one was sketchy about his vagueness about how he will solve the health insurance issue, even tho she claimed to have gone to his website.

Anyway, of the several Hillary supporters I talked with, all are going to vote for Obama and happily.

[JimGinPA]

1. Thanks For The Report

K&R

[geckosfeet]

2. Thanks for your efforts.

[countingbluecars]

3. Good to hear.

Thanks.

[femmocrat]

4. K & R

Good news indeed~!

[AlCzervik]

5. That's really good news.

[Median Democrat]

6. Great job K&R!

[panader0]

7. Okay, I'm dumb

When you go "canvassing", what exactly do you do? Go door to door and promote Obama? Do you need to be okayed by the local party headquarters? What do you say or ask? Just curious.

[graywarrior]

10. I am the team leader for the Obama campaign office in my town

we need to follow specific guidelines. Basically we are contacting independents and asking them if they have made a decision about who they are supporting. I didn't encounter one McCain supporter among the independents. The dems were a little tougher because some of them were Hillary supporters, but they said they would vote for him.

We ask if they have any issues that are keeping them from voting for him and if they tell us we try to include information that they don't already have and direct them to Obama's website.

I really loved doing it today and will be canvassing for the next 8 weeks.

[HughMoran]

8. Good to hear

I'm always jealous of people who can deal with meeting voters - I'd die of stress.

[graywarrior]

11. We met a couple today who grilled us

Thank god the director was with me. I wanted to run.

[HughMoran]

12. Yeah, I'd call people like that horrible names and might even punch them out

I just don't have the temperment to meet possible Repulimorans. I'm glad so many are good at it!

[graywarrior]

14. These were democrats.

They're almost scarier than republicans because they're intelligent.

[HughMoran]

22. lol - oh - I suppose they would ask more intelligent questions

:D

[graywarrior]

23. Prodding, probing, pull your collar out and making you sweat type of questions

[AlCzervik]

16. i had a similar experience when i walked the district for the candidate trying to unseat our

rep who is a major league asshole btw, it was one guy who fired a bunch of questions at me in rapid succession and then got pissed when i couldn't answer them fast enough for his liking.

[graywarrior]

18. That's when I appeal to the emotional.

I can't keep facts in my head, so I turn it into a lovefest. Their eyes spin and they get confused.

[AlCzervik]

20. i told this voter who i already knew wasn't voting Durston that i was sorry facts

take time. The interesting thing is here that in the past 2 years we're pretty close to ground zero on the foreclosure mess so the demographics have changed a lot, i think my guy Durston has a really good chance of winning and i'll be out walking for him again. I'm not giving up until Dan Lungren (r-douche) is gone.

[graywarrior]

21. We're working hard to get some R's out of our town, also.

It may happen this time.

[Condem]

9. So , what's with the polls being tight?

[graywarrior]

13. I don't know.

One thing I do know is that we have some high school kids volunteering who tell us that there are at least a hundred 18 year old seniors who are voting for Obama who are not being polled. And these kids are so pumped on talking to other kids at school about voting. They are making voting attractive and are very up on the issues. These are the people we need to get to the polls on election day.

[DebJ]

15. Can I trade a block in York Pa with you?

[graywarrior]

19. Hey, I may run into some real idiots the next time out.

Some days are good, some are a disaster. Hell, we had republicans at our headquarters the other day deciding to support local democrats because of bad blood between other republicans. It was a freak show for the people in the office at the time.

[Cha]

17. So cool...thanks

for getting out there and canvassing on this momentous day, graywarrior~

[usregimechange]

24. 3 person team I am on knocked on 138 doors in SW MO today...

We're gettin er done.

[eridani]

25. Tell the vague one that Obama will not solve the health care issue

She and her neighbors, and all the rest of us as well, will have to get organized to do that. It's the kind of change that comes from below. Point out that Obama has asked his supporteds to STAY ACTIVE after the election, and invite her to do that as well.

[eshfemme]

26. Yes, more canvassing stories please! I love those!