Political Campaigning (Tuesday, Aprill 11, 4th period)

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Today we talk about field organizing," Josh said to the class. "You might've noticed that running a campaign looks a lot like sending an army into battle--and if you haven't noticed, please, please pay more attention--and field organizing is the 'boots on the ground' portion of your strategy."

He smiled. "This group marches on its stomach, too--pizza, sandwiches, coffee. Make sure you have lots of it. This is where you use your volunteers. Field organizing covers phone banks and door-to-door campaigning. For Democrats especially, this is where we have to do most of our campaigning because as hard as we fundraise, the Republicans are generally going to have more money. If you organize your volunteers and target your undecideds correctly, you can outthink your opponents. The South Dakota 2002 Senate race is a brilliant example of that--the Democrat there had field offices spread across the state and managed to contact every single voter at least five times before Election Day. There was a report that a volunteer was knocking on a door at the same time another volunteer was calling from the phone bank."

Josh grinned. "That, my friends, is saturation. So today I want you to make up a number come up with a rough idea of how many volunteers you think you'll need, with more for the weeks leading up to Election Day, of course. Will you pay them? Will you bring them in from out-of-state? Will you use a set of cunning robots? Whatever."

He sat down and put his hands behind his head. "As always, ask questions. Never be afraid to say 'I don't know.'"

A vat of green slime poured from the ceiling onto Josh's head.

"What. The. Hell?"

[OOC: Now in the right community! *headdesk*]

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Listening, passing notes, wtf slime?

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel stared.

"Um - need me to grab you some paper towels or something?"

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[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Josh blinked. "Yeah, that would be good."

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Be right back," Angel said. He went off to the men's room. Or to break the lock on a janitor's closet. Either/or.

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[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Josh sighed. "This school just doesn't stop being bizarre, huh?"

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel came back with a roll of paper towels and a bucket of water.

All signs were pointing to a broken knob on a closet somewhere.

He gingerly held the items out to Josh. "Could be worse. Could be alive."

Pause.

"Is it alive?"

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[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Josh let out a squeak. "Oh, thank you for that thought," he said, trying to get the slime out of his hair. "I miss the bunnies."

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"They were cute," Angel agreed. He sat down. "Little pushy with the hugs, but I liked the dancing."

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory blinked at the slime, and watched as Angel helped with the cleanup.

She shrugged and started to work on the figures. And definitely did not do anything to point out who was in class with her today.

Such as cough or point or say, "I really like your cape, Anakin," loudly.

You know, except for the part where she did.

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[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin was going to give himself another concussion with all the headdesking today.

Fortunately the brim of the hat was making it hard for him to have quite as much velocity behind the movement as he'd like.

Stupid hat.

Re: Listening, passing notes, wtf slime?

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory actually began to feel a tiny, tiny bit of remorse for doing this to poor Anakin.

How're you holding up? said the note that landed on his desk a few seconds later.

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[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

I've had better days he wrote back. This is your last class, right? I don't have to stand in front of the dorm and take pictures with the freshmen or anything next?

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

That could be arranged.

There was a weetiny smiley face next to the statement.

Re: Listening, passing notes, wtf slime?

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin gave her a panicked look.

Re: Listening, passing notes, wtf slime?

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory smothered a laugh.

Badly.

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[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth glanced across at Rory and Anakin, slightly bewildered, but certainly amused.

"It is a very nice cape, Anakin," she nodded.

Re: Listening, passing notes, wtf slime?

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," Anakin muttered. "It's a long story."

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[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

About halfway through class Calllisto flicked a note at Rory.

The costume have something to do with your idiot getting into a fight with my idiot?

Re: Listening, passing notes, wtf slime?

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory read it, and snuck a look at Callisto.

He's not my idiot, but yeah. Stupid boys.

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[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

Callisto raised an eyebrow.

Not your idiot? That's not what my idiot said.

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory sighed, and made a note to move Callisto from the green column to the blue one.

He sang, did he? So much for confidentiality.

Re: Listening, passing notes, wtf slime?

[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

If it makes you feel better, it was less singing and more not being about to come up with a believable lie quickly enough.

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory facepalmed.

Yeah. Okay, needless to say, this is very, very, very secret. Please don't say anything? To anyone? Especially anyone coming to lecture in ACJ on Thursday?

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[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

Alanna and her bag were in agreement: today's class was for giggling.

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[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth wondered if she should be worried that the slime didn't seem to phase her.

She decided that she probably should be.