Watching 21 year olds on twitter that refused to knock doors with me 2 years ago now calling themselves campaign managers and wearing Trump Force 47 hats is really giving me a laugh.
You have $3 to build your perfect field staffer:
$50 - proficient in excel
$100 - believes in the candidate
$200 - owns a suit
$250 - competitive
$300 - has a car
$400 - doesn’t cheat doors
$2 - alcohol
$1 - memes
I know we’ve all probably deleted our walk apps by now, and there’s not an election in sight for most of us. But there really aren’t any excuses… we should all be knocking more doors.
You know what will really motivates RNC field staff nationwide?
Getting them all on a call so they can be talked at by the person who understands field so poorly that we’ve lost elections 6 YEARS IN A ROW!
FO: “Listen man, I only have two goals this cycle, I want to win the election, and not get addicted to cigarettes.”
Me (an upstanding RFD): “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.”
Oh you didn’t know it was campaign season already? Could’ve fooled me. I’m standing in my garage 3 glasses of whiskey deep chain smoking while staring at a spreadsheet that hasn’t changed in any way in an hour.
Upside of campaigns being over: read some great books, started eating healthy again, time with family and friends, (marginally) less smoking
Downside: I’m so fucking bored I would knock doors for free.
When I apply for jobs during the off cycle I wonder which is more disconcerting to non-political employers, the fact that the word “Republican” is used 10+ times on my resume or when they are trying to figure out what transferable skills I could possibly bring to their company
SO THERE I WAS ABOUT TO KNOCK OUT MY LAST BOOK OF THE DAY WHEN THIS WOMAN SAYS “YOU CANT SOLICIT IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD” AND I TRY TO EXPLAIN TO THE OLD KAREN THAT POLITICAL CANVASSING IS PROTECTED SPEECH UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND THEN WHAT DO YOU KNOW SHE CALLED THE COPS ON ME
Fighting the overwhelming urge to just cut through someone’s back yard to get to a part of the walkbook that’s half a mile away if I follow the road but only like a 100 yards if I do delinquent shit
I’m really tired of people citing how experienced they are and then acting like they’re too good to knock a fucking door. Shut the fuck up and pick a new field.
Me in interviews. What I bring to the table you ask? A fire work ethic, killer memes, and a borderline suicidal sense of humor that would give even the best Comms staffer a heart attack.
Every day we have the opportunity to learn something new.
…
Today I learned that I should secure the yard signs in the back of my truck before I get on the highway.
I’m trapped in a hotel with some of the highest performing but most mentally handicapped members of my field team for the next 5 days and it makes me want to call every person that ever supervised me and apologize profusely.