Looking Forward to Fall with Fieldwork

I preface this statement in admitting that I was never really a big fan of the heat; I’m more than ready to embrace the dry cold that is winter. That being said, this winter, I have a lot more to look forward to than the weather. Leading Michigan was a plan at the beginning of the Summer that came to fruition in the past couple months, and I could not be more thrilled to do it alongside anyone other than Ron, Mary, and Nathania. There really is no better way to end the Summer for me personally, than to have begun preparations for such an invigorating and exciting Winter.

I have been craving the type of weather that we’ll get in the Fall, because sweating at doors makes it a bit tougher to think through conversations with voters. This Fall I’m leading Michigan, and will be in Lansing (September), Flint (October), and Detroit (November) for election week, and cannot wait to ask around for hand warmers, complain about my fingers being too cold to type, and cozy up to the overly firm mattresses that the Mariott will offer us. Putting the weather that I can’t help but constantly bring up aside, this is the most important election of my lifetime FOR SURE.

It was a bit of an overdrawn conclusion in my mind before Kamala became the Democratic nominee for president, but I must admit that the events preceding Biden’s decision to step down, and the things that ensued after, have completely sold me on the dramatics. The "insane claims” have never felt more legitimate. The hard work somehow feels even easier. Our work is cut out for us, and I’m lucky to be here with you all to quite literally fight for all that matters to you and I. I close in admitting that being able to stand up for what matters is, in many ways, a privilege, and I’m grateful for it. 

I used to handle packages for Home Depot for a living; an overnight job that I juggled between school and my personal life. Now? I contribute to literally saving democracy and I get to call it my job. Coolest shit ever if you ask me.

- Matthew, Marketing & Fieldwork Intern / Michigan Team Lead