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Holy poo poo I'm managing my first campaign and it's kicking my rear end. We're having our kickoff Saturday, and I'm just terrified everything's going to fall apart. Dear lord there aren't enough hours in a day.
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:Good luck!   EVERYHTING IS FALLING APART!!! Internet was supposed to be installed yesterday, but there was trouble getting access to the utilities room, so they had to reschedule. Best case scenario is we get internet installed the day of the kickoff tomorrow. Lawn signs are getting delivered to the office today, so I have to be in the office to accept them, despite needing to be in other places, to do other things, at the same time. Campaign lit, which I thought was being delivered to the office, is instead being dropped off at my house later today. Walk packets still need to be assembled, which is my #1 priority. The candidate is busy all day, and has been for a while. I haven't had any luck recruiting volunteers, and no one seems able to help me. I'm also the only paid staff member. 
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Sep 23, 2016 17:13
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Baronash posted:I'm almost afraid to ask, but how did everything go? Fairly well, actually. I managed to get a friend to help me out the day before, and it's amazing what even just a single extra pair of hands can do. In the 24 hours before, I managed to take things from 'completely hosed' to 'under control.' Internet got installed during the kickoff, lawn signs got delivered 30 minutes into it (should have been delivered the night before...), and a bunch of other things didn't go according to plan, but we were able to roll with the punches. I think a lot of my anxiety was because I've never done this before, and got thrown into a bad situation. Spacebump posted:I might be managing a smaller campaign in next year's primary. The highest staff position I've had on campaigns in the past is field director. Are there any good books on dos/don'ts for campaign managers? Also, get a few dedicated volunteers ASAP. As I mentioned above, having just a single extra person helping me out allowed me to turn my situation around. No matter how hard or efficiently you work, there will be times where you need more than just yourself to get everything done.
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