I canvased for a caucus. What language am I speaking? Am I becoming political?

So, one of my good friends came into town to “canvas” for her favorite political candidate who is going to be in the Nevada caucus. I said I would go along. I liked the person that was running and it was something new to me! But to be perfectly honest, I didn’t know what it meant to “canvas” or what a “caucus” was…

We went to the headquarters and (keep in mind my friend had NEVER done this either) we got brief instructions on what to do, handed a clipboard and were sent on our way.  God help us (and I’m not religious). Still not totally sure what a caucus was and fighting the urge to call it a “carcass” every time, we started knocking on doors.

I pushed her in front to be the spokesperson (and a human shield) to begin our canvassing. Canvassing was very simple. We were given lists of Dem’s and Independents in a certain area. We weren’t there to change anyone’s minds, just ask if they were voting in the caucus, who they were considering voting for, giving them additional info on where they could vote and imputing the info in the app we download.

I have to say canvassing was fun, interesting, and different for me. I’ve never been someone that was “political” and was nervous about partaking in this. With the exception of a few doors that were slammed in our face, people were wanting more information. I also found myself engaging with the people we talked to more than I thought I would.

I learned that the caucus (not carcass) is the voting process of narrowing down the candidates in a political party through limited states. I find this odd, but apparently, how it is.

The most important thing I learned from this is you don’t have to be a political science major to get involved. You can be just like my friend and I and go down to the office of the candidate that you feel good about and see what you can do. Every little thing helps. Don’t be intimidated, just do what you can to get involved 😊