Ah, I think I just keep going in circles...
Last night the phone rang around 8pm or so. Stacey picked up the phone, "It's from Shaheen & Gordon" and handed it to me to answer. In case you are from out of state, let me give you the background. Shaheen is Bill Shaheen, husband of our former Governor Jeanne Shaheen, and legendary NH Primary consultant. He brought success (if not victory) to Carter, Hart, B. Clinton, and Gore. Now he's running HRC's campaign in NH & co-chair nationally. His law office is in downtown Dover, a block or 2 past the Edwards' regional office. And daily I drive by him, too (and sometimes there are Hillary signs on the door, sometimes not). So it was with curiosity that I answered the phone.
The woman asked for me by name rather than Stacey. This surprised me because I've talked with their phone bankers before and identified myself as supporting AND volunteering for Edwards. They must not use the same voter tracking software the Edwards Team uses, because I know that the Edwards team would know who was working for whom and wouldn't call back. The woman identified herself and asked me if I would like to come down to the office and help out. So I politely declined (I'm a whole lot nicer now that I've done phone banking myself), and told her I was volunteering for JRE. She thanked me for letting me know and didn't ask for Stacey; just hung up.
What's weird to me is that I was recently just listed on a public list of Edwards supporters. That was on a press release AND posted at NH Prez Watch (along with a lovely link to this blog, thanks to Cosmo). Plus I'm often on Blue Hampshire, singing my candidates praises. I'm not a suspicious person by nature (too trusting, Stacey would say), but I have a little feeling that she was checking up on the list. This is because I read on the JRE blog that a bunch of caucus goers in Iowa, who were similarly publicly listed as supporting Edwards, received calls from HRC's campaign, confirming that the Edwards campaign is listing them with their permission. Several Iowans posted this as their personal experience a few months ago. Hmm, so I'm back to mulling over caller ID again, and why, if I am registered as Undeclared, only HRC's camp calls me. (However, Rudy sent me mail last week, touting his credentials as fiscally conservative.)
Back at UNH, I'm desperately trying to volunteer for the RNC debates next week. For the first time, I was told thanks but no thanks! WHAT? Are there so many young republicans at UNH that they are all set? Impossible, I say, given that students aren't even on campus yet (classes begin TUESDAY and the debate is WEDNESDAY!). I drove around the Whitt yesterday, poking around for signs of imported AC or other life. Nothing. This seems a bit odd to me. But I'm not giving up on getting into the media center or somewhere. Maybe not a Front Row Seat this time, but that's ok. I just like watching the feeding frenzy that is our political process. I do feel bad for political junkies who don't live in this state. I could never do it.
