Life of Wry

The day started with a mad dash down to Virginia Beach… because: Atlantic Ocean and… gotta see it. It was a Sunday morning and we were advised against canvassing too much before noon because people go to church, which gave us some extra time to while away.

Turns out, Virginia Beach is a pretty touristy place, but heck… we’re tourists, so it was a-ok. We picked a place called Pocahantas Pancakes. As we waited to be seated, we had time to take a walk on the boardwalk and took in the vast view, endless row of hotels, and a landmark statue of the Greek god Poseidon (Roman name: Neptune).

Then, canvassed for a few hours, ate a quick lunch at Panera, spent some time at the headquarters (always fun and interesting), then decided to head back to VB for dinner. Dinner was a fish house called Waterman’s. Not the best meal I’ve ever had, but a nice view.

Some pics:

Nice day to canvass. Sometimes you talk to folks, sometimes you just leave literature. We had a 22% contact rate; pretty decent. They track all kinds of things: number of voters in house, how they are registered, their ages, how often they vote. We also document our experience at their door through an app (Minivan), so campaign follow-up can happen as needed. This is a numbers game and campaigns know how to maximize their time and effort.

Headed back to VB in time for a nice sunset (though the sun doesn’t set over the water!)