with the right attitude (ex jock here), it’s a great feeling to canvass. even better to be an organizer because the organizer is vital to getting/leading people out to canvass. we had an voter roll app with breakdown by precint/neigborhood. as the organizer providing print outs are good because you can see and check off your houses. i didn’t carry a smart phone with me. just my dumb phone. but the app worked on smart phone.
in my experience it’s best to meet at parks, provide some goodies and drinks, and then divide up based on who’s there and hit the neighborhoods in pairs. man with woman is best for protection. the hardest places are big apartment blocks. had to put on my game face to go knock there. put on the armor of God and nothing bad can touch you.
i was fortunate to have my own time being self-employed. learn, tweak and improve as you go. pretty soon you have different speeches for each type voter. every person is different, but i liked to witness too when i felt the person was in the Spirit. some are lonely or friendly types and are glad to just chat for while. you can be a friendly face for some—especially the elderly. finally, you can’t take anything personal. i found it was just best be yourself and sincere. hope that helps.
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