Hello fellow Kossacks,
My name is Alex Stevens, and I'm a field organizer for the Maine Democratic party working out of the Lewiston office, and this is a shameless pitch for volunteer recruitment! More below the jump.
Right now we're trying to get in touch with as many base Democratic voters as possible to poll them and take their temperature on how they feel about our local candidates, from the governor's race all the way down to their state representative.
To this end, we compile lists of Democrats in the Androscoggin County area and ask four quick poll questions about the gubernatorial candidates, the congressional candidates, the state senate, and state house races.
Because we're contacting Democratic voters, the calls are both quick and non-confrontational. This preamble leads to my point: We need volunteers to work the phones.
I work Monday through Thursday out of Mike Michaud's office at 213 Lisbon St. in Lewiston from 10:30am to 8:30pm. Volunteers usually work either 2 hour or 4 hour shifts; we're a fun group, have plenty of coffee, and enjoy our work.
If you've never worked the phones before, or are nervous about calling, I run a very relaxed environment, provide all the training necessary, and am more than happy to hand-hold. I used to be quite phone-shy myself!
We've got a lot of work ahead of us, but we can do it. The Republican gubernatorial nominee has the full support of the Tea Party and is doing his best to hide his ultra-right wing social views (sealing the boarder with Canada, teaching the talking snake theory of evolution in public schools, etc.) and so far he's doing a good job of it - we need your help!
If you're interested in contributing to the Democratic effort in Maine, please don't hesitate to contact me either by phone (207) 272-4377 or via email at: astevens@mainedems.org
Thank you so much for your time.
Sincerely,
-Alex Stevens
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Alex Stevens
Field Organizer
CD-2 Lewiston/Auburn
Maine Democratic Party
(207) 272-4377