So Here’s What Happened When I Made 200 phone calls and Texted 500 people. "Why don’t you go F*** yourself you piece of S***!! Getting paid to do S*** work!" That was a voter who didn’t appreciate receiving a text from me asking him to support my candidate in the Illinois Governor’s race. It’s not reflective of most people’s sentiment but it was enlightening for me. I finally got the chance to meet who I’m working for to help get elected recently. He shook my hand, we had ab

While canvassing in Dolton today I can honestly say I had life changing experiences. I knocked on my first door nervously and entered into a pleasant conversation with a woman leaning JB. I left the conversation to find myself smack in the middle of a domestic violence dispute. Maybe it’s because of the reason why I was on the sidewalk to begin with but the lens through which I reflect on the voice of screaming little girl “Stop hitting my momma” is different. Communities wit