Well its been awhile since I have blogged here, some updates.
Summer was great, I got a job on staff working for Gov. Bill Richardson, and I was an intern for the Draft Shaheen campaign. They both went very well, Gov. Richardson is neck and neck with Fmr. Sen. Edwards in NH, and Jeanne Shaheen is running for Senate, all is good.
Working on two campaigns gave me a real inside perspective on how politics in NH really work, sorry can't divulge the super secret strategy memos, you can read them in my memoirs some day in the far but not so distant future.
I hope everyone watched the Democratic Debate last month at Dartmouth, I was working at the Dartmouth Watch Party with over 1,500 Dartmouth students, and it was quite the event. All the candidates came afterwards and spoke to the crowd. It was fun to see the acapella group from Tufts University come and sing for the Gov. as he took the stage, he gave an amazing speech that engaged the crowd after a strong debate performance, being the only candidate that pledged to bring the troops home in 6-8 Months, and not leave tens of thousands of troops in Iraq till 2013, unlike some people.
As for my job for the Gov. it has changed, I am going to be a Regional Field Organizer for the area around Franklin Pierce, going to be exciting, challenging, and fun, be on the look out for future Gov. appearances in NH in my area, perhaps at a place we all have been too!
Start the countdown to the Caucus! Iowa or Bust!
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
IA & NH
Hello,
Well I just finished up my First in the Nation Summer 2007 experience with a trip to Waverly Iowa to visit the Wartburg College campus and meet the other students who were apart of this joint venture. The trip to Iowa was something special, diving right into Iowa politics was a little different than the NH politics I am used too.
A lot of emphasis is put on events like the straw poll, as a lot of emphasis is put on events like that in NH. Though the talking points varied a little bit, more agriculture in Iowa and more Jobs/Economy in NH by the campaigns, the retail politic scene was something I was familiar with. Seeing how much Iowans care about the Iowa Caucus, is a mirror image of how people in NH care about the Primary. Both states' voters take the responsibility of the first in the nation status very seriously, and don't let it go to waste. Politics surround everyday conversations in Iowa and NH, even if it is a little bit early, the discussion takes place every year, even if it isn't an election year.
NH and IA have a unique position to get up close to the candidates, meet them face to face several times in small house parties, and speeches at local schools. The idea of having states like IA and NH first helps the lesser known candidates get more face time in a smaller media market, where it is cheaper to advertise, and cheaper to visit the entire state, than say California.
Well I just finished up my First in the Nation Summer 2007 experience with a trip to Waverly Iowa to visit the Wartburg College campus and meet the other students who were apart of this joint venture. The trip to Iowa was something special, diving right into Iowa politics was a little different than the NH politics I am used too.
A lot of emphasis is put on events like the straw poll, as a lot of emphasis is put on events like that in NH. Though the talking points varied a little bit, more agriculture in Iowa and more Jobs/Economy in NH by the campaigns, the retail politic scene was something I was familiar with. Seeing how much Iowans care about the Iowa Caucus, is a mirror image of how people in NH care about the Primary. Both states' voters take the responsibility of the first in the nation status very seriously, and don't let it go to waste. Politics surround everyday conversations in Iowa and NH, even if it is a little bit early, the discussion takes place every year, even if it isn't an election year.
NH and IA have a unique position to get up close to the candidates, meet them face to face several times in small house parties, and speeches at local schools. The idea of having states like IA and NH first helps the lesser known candidates get more face time in a smaller media market, where it is cheaper to advertise, and cheaper to visit the entire state, than say California.
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