Supporting a political candidate can be a fun, worthwhile and enriching experience. From high school boards, to university boards, city council and beyond, you can find many ways to join in on the political action on the level that suits you. You can play an important role for you candidate no matter what level he or she may be on. If you are running for a school office you may know the individual personally and be creating his or her platform. If you are helping someone nationally you can go to the phones and talk to people to increase your voting power exponentially.
If you are helping a candidate in primary school (elementary to high school), ask your candidate why he or she is running if that has not already come up, of course. The answer to this question will lead to goals he or she will attempt to meet and the issues that will be run on. Speeches and short talks should all center on these issues. The name of the candidate and what will be done should all be driven home. A lot of the time elections come down to a popularity vote (this is even true with larger elections) so you want to reach as many students as possible across the board. Often the goal is to keep the name of the candidate ringing in the voters’ ears until the time of the vote comes.
In a larger scale election you may not have the ability to even help choose the issues the candidate will run on. It is likely that you will have to find different avenues to offer your support. In these current presidential elections two simple ways to offer your support are with contributions and phone calls. You can easily find a candidates official page and then contribute money through it. There is also usually an “action” or “take action” button near the top of a candidate’s page that you can follow in order to find the page that gives numbers along with a prepared monologue and talking points for the undecided.
Do not lose heart when making calls. A lot of the time people just do not want to talk about politics over the phone and sometimes you will get the odd character. There are some refreshing moments where you may get a small chat with someone who agrees with you. You will tend to have to put in many hours to get several votes but they will be worth it. It is like getting to vote twice! (Well maybe not exactly like that, but you definitely will be influencing more people than the average John or Jane).
There are many, many more ways to get active than just the couple of suggestions here. The important thing to remember is that if you are going to be involved in supporting a candidate that you get active and put your weight into it. You will not only increase your voice, you’ll get to be involved in a process that shapes landscape of the United States.
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