Word: maher
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...Andrew G. Maher ’11 and Jonathan P. Hawley ’10, canvassing is nothing new. Maher is a New Hampshire native who has canvassed the area in the past and who interned with the New Hampshire Democratic Coordinated Campaign. Hawley had previously worked for a Republican—California Governor Arnold Schwarznegger...
...After donning the requisite Obama stickers, the pair head to Penacook, a town north of Concord. Maher and Hawley form a smooth, optimistic team—when voters supported Obama but were undecided on congressional candidates, Maher reminded them that Obama would need large Democratic majorities in the House and Senate in order to push through his agenda...
...first house they visit, a woman who says she will be supporting Obama answers the door. But she says that she is still undecided on the other candidates. Maher marks her down as a “leaner” for Shaheen. Much of the point of this trip is for the campaign to identify who will be supporting them and which undecided voters they should target...
...When another person doesn’t come to the door, Hawley asks Maher, “Do you want to lit this place up?” They discuss the finer points of all the ways to leave behind candidate information...
Religulous Bill Maher's whirlwind of a documentary is deeply felt, rigorous, outraged and the good kind of smart-alecky...