Ha! Just got the voter list for my precinct!

[wildeyed]

I am ready to do some canvassing! The weather has turned nice, too. :woohoo:

My precinct was previously unorganized, so this is a first for the neighborhood. I figure this year, it will be great to get out, meet some of my fellow dems and encourage them to vote. But my real interest is recruiting volunteers for '06, baybeeeee!

[JDPriestly]

1. Enjoy! Walking your own precinct is great!

You get to know your neighbors and find common ground with them. A great goal for DU would be to make sure every DUer walks his or her precinct in 2006. That should be easy to do. Contact your state or local Democrat Party and volunteer or et in touch with a candidate and volunteer that way. I'm walking my precinct out here in California. It's great. I'm a Democrat and I'm proud, and I want my neighbors to know I stand for the great Democratic values.

[wildeyed]

2. I love the grassroots stuff.

Last year I worked tables at grocery stores in heavily democratic areas. Loved it. But this is the first time I have done precinct work. I am looking forward to it because it is my own neighborhood.

Any hint on organizing a precinct? I got a packet from the local dems, but it is a little dry.

[JDPriestly]

3. I just knock on doors, say my name and add, I'm your neighbor

on such-and-such street. You are on my list as a registered Democrat. We (I go with my husband) are calling on you as a Democrat to ask you to vote ...... Invariably, a warm and friendly discussion follows. The person on whose door I knocked breaks into a big smile, and a friendship begins. I don't stay long although I listen to what they say. Then I mention that I will probably try to call them as the election date nears. I give them a little literature and go to the next house. Sometimes the people are busy and don't want to talk or not home. In those cases, I leave literature. I'm sure you could do other things, but that is how I do it. Oh, and I don't start on my own street. I leave that to the end because I can do that quickly at the last minute.