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November 3, 2006
Anonymous Thoughts from House Races Sent to Me Via IM
So glad you could stay forever...
Last night during break from class, I was talking with a friend of mine who's a Republican (everyone has to have someone they can bet with on elections). He's pretty pessimistic (YES!) but I said that I was "Cautiously Optimistic". He responded, "You're always cautiously optimistic! When are you going to be optimistic?" My response? "After the results are in." In that vein I decided to ask some of my friends on campaigns for thoughts/musings/whatever from the trail. The following are their responses. The names have been changed to protect the overworked and underdrunk.
Carpetblogger: How does it feel?
Staffer1: really fuckin good
Staffer1: really exciting
Staffer1: justneed to execute
Staffer1: also i need to get the police
Staffer1: to stop giving me overnight parking tickets
Staffer1: while i am working
Staffer2: the polls close at 6 and ill be drunk by 730
Staffer3 gave me collected wisdom from the whole campaign rather than just recent thoughts:
Staffer3: In reference to a staffer who had resigned a few months before: "I can't believe she gave you her parking ticket to take care of when she quit." "I can't believe she actually thinks I paid it."
He/She also provided:
Staffer3: 3:30 AM the night before an event sign blitz, five guys sharing a two-bed hotel room: "Hey...wait, where's Tom? Wake up guys, where's Tom?"
Staffer3: "What?"
Staffer3: "Tom's gone, he's not in bed. I don't know where he went. Do you know where Tom went?"
Staffer3: "Dude, who the fuck is Tom?"
Staffer3: "He started this afternoon." "And you already lost him?"
Staffer3: "Well I don't know where he went!" "Damnit...do you want me to get up and go look for him?"
Staffer3: "...No, nevermind, I'm too tired."
Staffer4: I'm stationed in Beaver County
Staffer4: every time I say "Beaver County" my assistant dissolves into giggles
Staffer4: say for one of your campaigner friends
Staffer4: it's just coming up Beavers everywhere
Staffer4: that sounds so wrong
Staffer4: and yet
Staffer4: SO RIGHT! :)
Staffer4 would like you to know that she is totally not a dude.
Posted by MikeSager at November 3, 2006 4:30 PM
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