HG Canvass

Canvassing script

At the door

Knock or ring once. Step back a few feet so you're not crowding the doorway.
If nobody answers in about 30 seconds, leave a flyer and move on. Log it as "Not home / Lit dropped."

"Hi! I'm [your name], a volunteer with Hunter Gordon's campaign for Congress. Got a quick minute?"

Quick intro to Hunter

28 years old, born and raised in WA-01, lives in Redmond.
Works as a home care aide. Takes care of his disabled brother.
Running against Suzan DelBene, who's been in Congress for 14 years and has never had a Democratic primary opponent.
DelBene is the 9th-richest member of Congress and lives in Medina, near Bill Gates.
Hunter refuses corporate, AIPAC, and big tech money. Small-dollar donations only.

What he's running on

Medicare for All. His brother's on Medicaid, so he's lived this.
Tax billionaires. Raise the federal minimum wage to $25/hour.
Housing: rent control, price caps on corporate landlords, social housing.
No US weapons to Israel.
Break up big tech monopolies.

Listen for

What's the issue they care most about?
Have they heard of Hunter?
Anything they want to say about DelBene?
Are they interested in volunteering or taking a yard sign?

"What's the most important thing on your mind heading into the election next year?"

Don't

Argue or push if they disagree.
Promise things on Hunter's behalf.
Pretend to be from a poll, government, or party committee.
Stay longer than they want to talk.

Wrap up

Thank them for their time.
Hand them a flyer.

"Thanks for chatting. The campaign website's on the flyer if you want to read more. Have a good one!"

After the door

Open the app. Tap the building on the map to autofill the address.
Pick what happened. If they talked, log support level and top issue.
Hit submit and head to the next house.

Thank you for canvassing with us!

You're going to walk a neighborhood, knock on doors, and have short conversations with people about Hunter's campaign for Congress, what matters to them, and why this matters to you.

If nobody answers, you leave a piece of campaign literature and move on. Either way, you'll log the visit in this app. We're so excited to have you!

A home care aide vs. a former Microsoft executive.

Why this matters.

Hunter is a 28-year-old home care aide running against Suzan DelBene: a 7-term incumbent and former Microsoft executive who has never had a Democratic primary opponent in her career.

Voters in this district have never been asked what they actually want from a representative. You're part of how that conversation finally happens.

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How do I canvass?

Pick a precinct based on the options we assign you, and use the included map to find where it is. Walk down the streets and knock on doors in the area. If someone answers, introduce yourself, talk briefly about why this campaign is important to you, ask what they care about, and listen in for about a minute.

Not sure what to say? Tap "View canvassing script" at the bottom of the screen anytime. This is a quick reference you can pull up at the door.

📍 1234 Some Street

Talked

Not home

Refused

Strong Hunter

How do I log a visit?

After every door, whether you talked with somebody or not, open the app. Tap the building you're at on the map and the address should autofill, or you can enter it manually. Pick from our options to describe what happened.

If you talked to them, log whether they lean toward Hunter, DelBene, or a Republican, and what issue they care about most. If they're supporting our campaign, try and ask for other data — their name, email address, if they'd like to volunteer with us. Then, just hit submit!

Strong Rep ← → Strong Hunter

Tell us what happened.

Don't soften your data. If someone said they're voting Trump, log that. If they hate Hunter, log that. We use this to figure out where to spend the campaign's time and money.

Bad data costs us votes later. Honest data helps us win!

Where are you starting from?

Your home address

Pick a neighborhood

Where are you canvassing?

Address

Result

Support level

Top issue

Voter info (optional)

Notes (optional)

Logged.