I don't think Howey is suggesting that postcarding, texting and phonebanking are wastes of time. He is arguing that to move the country in a better direction, we need to have deeper conversations with voters. That can actually be done with phone banking, although it is easier to do it in person. Postcards and letters can help with GOTV, but they are not likely to move someone to shift their political views. Lots of different work can be effective in different ways, and I hope you won't quit doing whatever you are doing now.
So, only able-bodied extroverts who live in red or battleground states can accomplish anything worthwhile, and those of us who live in blue states and have been phonebanking, texting, and writing postcards for the last 8 years on our time and at our own expense, have produced nothing but "junk". Got it. Thanks! I'll quit right now!
I don't think Howey is suggesting that postcarding, texting and phonebanking are wastes of time. He is arguing that to move the country in a better direction, we need to have deeper conversations with voters. That can actually be done with phone banking, although it is easier to do it in person. Postcards and letters can help with GOTV, but they are not likely to move someone to shift their political views. Lots of different work can be effective in different ways, and I hope you won't quit doing whatever you are doing now.
So, only able-bodied extroverts who live in red or battleground states can accomplish anything worthwhile, and those of us who live in blue states and have been phonebanking, texting, and writing postcards for the last 8 years on our time and at our own expense, have produced nothing but "junk". Got it. Thanks! I'll quit right now!