An internship with a political party is an invaluable experience for a student, regardless of whether or not they want to pursue a career in politics. It gives those involved the opportunity to use new skills, create a network of similarly minded people, and get training in real-life situations. The tasks that were given on a daily basis where foreign to me prior to my time working for the Democratic Party. There was a multitude of different tasks, all varying in the type of skills required. There is a place for people of all sorts within this type of internship. I was surrounded by a diverse group of students, and organizers, all with different backgrounds and interests. Though there were aspects of the fellowship that were difficult and uncomfortable,
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During the days leading up to Election Day, and on Election Day we used a multifaceted approach to ensuring that as many people voted as possible. The first stage of this approach was termed as “visibility”, which meant that we went around holding signs and posters demonstrating our support for Democratic candidates. This was important because it showed people that there was vocal, enthusiastic support for those candidates. It also gave us the means of speaking directly to voters, who often approached us with questions about the candidates we supported. The other aspect of our GOTV effort was going door to door to talk to possible voters. We made sure they knew where to go vote, urged them to vote if they were hesitant to do so, and answered any questions they may have had about any of the candidates. Though our candidate did wind up losing both Pennsylvania and the National Election, we were able to take solace in the fact that Centre County voted …show more content…
Many of the questions that arose were regarding how our government functions, and about specific issues that people are passionate about. Students who are interested in this internship should take at least an intro to American Government class. Having taken AP Gov in high school, and Poli Sci 002 before this internship gave me knowledge that proved invaluable in our work. This internship does not specifically have to be for Political Science majors, but having some understanding of the political sciences is very
During the days leading up to Election Day, and on Election Day we used a multifaceted approach to ensuring that as many people voted as possible. The first stage of this approach was termed as “visibility”, which meant that we went around holding signs and posters demonstrating our support for Democratic candidates. This was important because it showed people that there was vocal, enthusiastic support for those candidates. It also gave us the means of speaking directly to voters, who often approached us with questions about the candidates we supported. The other aspect of our GOTV effort was going door to door to talk to possible voters. We made sure they knew where to go vote, urged them to vote if they were hesitant to do so, and answered any questions they may have had about any of the candidates. Though our candidate did wind up losing both Pennsylvania and the National Election, we were able to take solace in the fact that Centre County voted …show more content…
Many of the questions that arose were regarding how our government functions, and about specific issues that people are passionate about. Students who are interested in this internship should take at least an intro to American Government class. Having taken AP Gov in high school, and Poli Sci 002 before this internship gave me knowledge that proved invaluable in our work. This internship does not specifically have to be for Political Science majors, but having some understanding of the political sciences is very