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On election day 2016 I canvassed for Hillary Clinton, as I had for months. GOTV campaigns have lots of paperwork. You're trying to turn out voters on your side, not persuade undecided people. So every canvassing shift you have a printout of Dem-leaning likely voters, and you check boxes as you go. This person already voted, this person is a firm yes, these people weren't home. On election day I was canvassing around 5 pm in this nice neighborhood right by the foothills, and the streets were empty, most people weren't home yet. It was one of those gorgeous fall days, like the last nice day before winter hits, and the sun was setting, and I thought, I better go turn in my forms to the nice middle-aged ladies who ran the campaign office, and then I realized that it didn't matter anymore, the polls were about to close. And the sun was setting, the sky seemed huge, and I felt tiny, like an ant in this massive world, it all seemed so much bigger than me and I felt like a fool to think I could change anything. Then I went home and read this forum and people were posting about Dwarf Fortress (some video game? IDK) and they were 100% sure Hillary would win. Then she lost and I didn't sleep that night and at 7 AM i scraped the loving Hillary Clinton bumper sticker off my car. And honestly I've never been quite the same since. Anyway, sorry for seriousposting in the thread about making GBS threads your pants :P
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