Last week, on Thursday I got invited out to join the campaign efforts of my boss, Senator Cait Keane, in a truly hands on way. In the morning we went into the office, but just after lunch we headed out to the Templeogue and Terenure sections of Dublin, also know as Dublin South West. It was the day before the election and it was our last chance to get the word out about voting Fine Gael. To say that things did not go as planned would be a gross understatement. Firstly, the drive should have only taken about ten minutes. Instead, we got a little lost and ended up driving around for several hours until we FINALLY found the group. We walked up and down a few blocks, knocking on doors, and handing out flyers. Most people were still at work so I didn't end up talking to that many people. After about an hour and a half we gave up and in true Irish fashion ended up at the pub. Overall I had fun but by this point in the campaign there was not much more we could do. Our candidate ended up coming in third behind the Sinn Fein candidate in second, and the Anti-Austerity Alliance member winning the seat.
It has been a great time working on the campaign but now I'll be going back to doing more legislative research and less constituent services.
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