Go Joe!

Tonight are the Iowa caucases and we at the Biden campaign are hoping for a good show. We have all been working hard on the campaign and are counting on a surprise victory out of Iowa that will boost Joe's standing and help push him into a victory here in New Hampshire. Of course the polls indicate that Joe does not have much support, but tomorrow morning we will find out for sure. These last couple days here in New Hampshire have been pretty busy, both at the office and with our class.

Yesterday, Wednesday, we visited the New Hampshire Political Library and Museum. It was quite fascinating to see many of the things they had on display at the museum, like old campaign posters, buttons, flyers, and the like. There was a poster for a woman running for a city council position who was wearing her karate uniform and standing in a karate pose with the promise that she "would fight for you." Also on display was a table that has been used for several decades, perhaps a century or more, by candidates registering to run for office. Apparently they move it to the state House before the filing deadline so candidates can sign on it. After the museum we visited the state Democratic and Republican headquarters. It was interesting to visit these places and see what their function is during the primary. After our visit there, we went to our campaigns to do our work. I drove the group to Manchester, then I came back to Concord to work on the Biden campaign. At the hq, Ive been doing a lot of phone banking. Usually the people I call are cordial, but there has been a fair share of people that have not been so nice. I certainly understand how tiresome it must be to be bombarded with phone calls, but this is New Hampshire a week before the primary, so I would think that people would be a bit more understanding, if not receptive, to our calls. After a few hours of phone banking, some of the other interns and I drove to Manchester to deliver some supplies to supporters, and we handed out flyers for Senator Biden's appearance at the Merrimack Restaurant in Manchester this Sunday. The weather has been mostly tolerable, albeit freezing. We were only able to distribute flyers for about 45 minutes before the other interns wanted to go back to HQ.
When we got back we did more phone banking for a few more hours.

Today, we had breakfast at the hotel, and then jetted off to our campaigns. When I first got there, I did yet more phone banking, and then I had an opportunity to make posters for visibility during one of Senator Biden's events. I created a poster that said "In the Snow for Joe" with the colors green, gold and black- USF school colors. It was a hit at the office and they wanted me to create more. Around 7pm I left to begin rounding up other students for our Caucus Party at the restaurant downstairs. Currently, I am getting ready to go downstairs to the party, and hopefully Joe will do well. I worry that if he does not do too well in Iowa, he will not do to well here and may drop out after the New Hampshire primary next Tuesday.