How to go door-to-door
I am not claiming to be an expert in these matters, but I can share my experiences going door-to-door for Obama and Clinton. I welcome your input here.
1) Google your local Democratic headquarters, contact them, and ask where you are needed most. They will assign you to a town or neighborhood and provide specific addresses to visit.
2) Bring a friend or two for company and confidence. You are saying with your presence "I can't wait to vote." That's infectious.
3) You will probably be asked to emphasize certain points while speaking to people, but you'll quickly get the hang of it and can speak in your own words. Always be polite and let the person feel heard. Just standing calm and convinced is a better argument than getting into a huff. Let your warmth and calm be a model for the better party. Inspire people to vote, don't tell them to.
4) Do mark down on the clipboard whether each home you visit is answered by the resident and where they are leaning. The sheets provided to you should be self-explanatory. (And if any Dem committee folks are listening, PLEASE make your clipboard materials graphically clear, simple and user-friendly. Don't skimp on giving a serious text/graphic designer a job.)
5) Tell your social networks when you are planning to go door-to-door. Start a fever in your network.
6) Have fun saving your country! Tell your social network the election night party is at your place and anyone who goes door-to-door gets a kiss (or whatever your scene would find charming).
I welcome corrections and further suggestions below.
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1,400 doors for Tim Kaine in 2012 
3a. You won't get much of a haste in fact I had people thank me for doing what I was doing - from both sides. I had 2 people give me a hard time out of those 1,400 doors.
7. Have a Sharpie type pen with you. You probably will have some sort of flier to leave at the door for non-answers. If there is any kind of school flags or anything add a note to the flier like "Go Hokies!" "Go Hoos!" If you don't know the mascot have your phone and google it. Or you can just add a "Tim says Hi!" type thing.
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