| Topic: | Gaining entry to a block of flats | |
| Posted by: | Peter Evans | |
| Date/Time: | 20/04/18 19:25:00 |
| The main point of door to door canvassing is to identify your own party's potential supporters. If I come across someone with opposing views, I politely wish them well and move on, crossing them of the list so we don't bother them again. But as others have mentioned, it's often a rare opportunity for people to talk to the candidate or get a message to them about some pressing issue. It's remarkable how many people don't know there's an election coming up, even during the recent General Election, and maybe aren't registered to vote, in which case I'll leave them a suitable leaflet explaining how to go about it. Many of our foreign EU residents don't realise they can vote this time round and, once you tell them, they're very keen to do so, which will make things interesting. Most people don't research it all on the internet and, as others have suggested, generally enjoy being part of the great national event that an election is. This was certainly the case at the last General Election, when there was a huge sense of friendly participation, 'Will you be voting Labour?' 'Too right we will!' (Other political parties are available!) And on election day, people came out of their homes and walked together down the street to their local polling station, where they queued up to step behind a wooden screen to make a cross on a slip of paper with a stubby pencil. What a great British institution! It's not the same sitting behind your private security gate and clicking a mouse. |