Political Canvassing Should Be Paid Work-We Have Build Structure

Door-to-door political canvassing should be almost entirely paid work. Especially in Houston/Harris County  where the reality is extreme heat and stray dogs. There is plenty of money in politics to make this so.

Experienced neighborhood Democratic club leaders and longtime volunteers could be organizing communities & strengthening the abilities of Democratic clubs and organizations to hold politicians accountable and to advocate on issues.

These leaders should not be pinned down by an essential but still entry level task, in a political industry where there are literally billions of dollars floating around. 

There are low budget campaigns that need all the help they can get & rural areas where structures are different from what I know in Harris County or in an urban county. I don't have all the answers. 

But I do know that not among the answers is asking volunteers to go out year after year always being told that this is the important election of their lifetimes, while big campaigns suck up resources and elected officials are often difficult to find on the campaign trial.

How can the political party of unions be comfortable with exploitive models of labor and standard practices that put people out in high heat going door to door?

The plan in Houston and Harris County for 2024 has to be more than over-reliance on excitement for the Harris campaign to drive the vote. The inability to get Democratic voters to the polls in the recent HCAD races and the fact that three of the five Houston At-Large Councilmembers are Republicans, are realities that show we must find new and updated ways to build lasting structures of voter turnout.              

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