What I Learned

Well.. I am home and have slept for about 14 hours straight.

After some reflection, here are some things I learned during my trip:

New Hampshire takes their politics to a whole new level. Like a level that I have never seen before. The picture above is a wall full of tons of Presidential campaign signs from over the years, and I think it accurately depicts the chaos of the NH primary.

A lot of people vote off of a gut feeling. When I would ask voters why they were voting for a certain candidate, I would get answers that were not focused on policy issues but more focused on a gut feeling or intuition.

One moment can change the entire race. Amy's debate performance changed the game. She really outshined the other candidates during that debate, and it spread like wildfire. The next day, almost every voter I spoke to said that they are now considering Amy. And on election day, she pulled off a major surprise by getting a strong third place finish. Momentum has a lot of power.

The top issue of NH voters is beating Trump in November. I couldn't keep track of how many times I heard voters say that is the most important thing to them.

A lot of voters will "vote blue no matter who," meaning that whoever is the candidate in November, they will vote Democratic. I heard that a lot, and it certainly is relieving to hear.

New Hampshire is cold. Very cold.

Elizabeth Warren needs to be President

Canvassing is incredibly important and holding those one-on-one conversations with voters is so effective. You may not talk to as many people as phone banking, but the quality of the conversations is so much better while canvassing. I got to talk to so many voters and was able to persuade some people to vote for Elizabeth!

I need to work as hard as I can to elect Elizabeth Warren because now is the time for big, structural change. This moment will only come once.