What it is really like to work on a campaign: pride in hard work

This amazing crew knocked on over 2000 doors yesterday in Reno to support Rosen for Senate and Sisolak for Governor -- and will do the same and more tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after that ... all the way until election day.

There is abundant research about how campaigns can encourage citizens who don't usually vote to become regular voters. Robocalls, lawn signs, and social media ads create atmospherics around elections. But nothing equals in-person, face-to-face, at-the-door contact with another human being. Often it takes more than one contact. Talking with a canvasser enables folks to get their minds around the idea that the unfamiliar activity of casting a ballot can matter to other human beings.

That's what we're doing here, every day. It's a joy and a privilege. We are living at the core of what community and democracy is all about.