I had no intention of becoming involved, but I slowly went from observer to participant to eventually being sucked into volunteering. Once I started making phone calls for the McCain campaign, I had people curse me out, scream in my ear, and go off on angry rants. Oddly enough, I now worry less. Once someone tells you that you are responsible for the impending defeat of your favorite Senator, there’s not much else a person can say to you to knock you off your pins. Yet some good came from these calls, which ended up offsetting the periodic unpleasantness, and frankly it gave me some good stories to tell.
This was somewhat of a surreal experience too. Whether trying to be useful online, or finding myself at the Republican National Convention, nothing associated with this experience was expected, or really compares to any past experiences. Therefore, when I found myself in the company of Senators, Governors, and Representatives, I’d think ‘How in the world is this happening?’ I’m still rather amazed that I was able to witness this myriad of events. Who knew some average citizen from small town New Hampshire could become involved like this?
An Indpendent Call by Katherine J. Morrison available at Amazon.
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