3 Days in a Row, the GOTV People Have Been Registering Students at My College [View all]

[ProudLib72]

They get them in the hallway at the entrance to the classroom building. They are relentless. I've been asked half a dozen times if I'm registered. Yesterday I asked one of them how many students they get to register. I was told that, on a good day, they get 5 or 6. I was shocked. These people spend four hours a day begging for people to register, and they only get 5 or 6? Today I asked how many people they talk to are aware of the importance of the mid-terms in November. They told me only a few know about the mid-terms (the woman who answered my question seemed surprised and delighted that I was aware of how important the mid-terms are).

I'm disheartened by this. These GOTV volunteers are putting in an extraordinary effort and see very little return. There is incredible apathy and lack of information in this country.