RTWH 2020 Planning Trip - September 2019 -- Mayor Pete Conway Office Opening and Manchester field office

So.... I decided to drive up to Conway for an 8:00 am office opening (!) on Sunday morning.  

Conway is in the scenic Mount Washington Valley, on the southeastern edge of the White Mountains, about a 2.5 hour drive from the hotel.  I checked out at 4:30 AM to load the car and head up to the office opening.

Yes -- I made the most of every single minute I had in NH on the planning trip. The beauty of campaigns:  they operate around the clock -- even in September leading up to the first-in-the-nation primary scheduled for February.

Back to the Conway office opening. My first priority was to meet with staff on every campaign and to see the field offices and to make the necessary arrangements for my students' internship placements.  However, I was able to squeeze in a few candidate events as well -- to see the campaigns in action.

Conway Office Opening with Mayor Pete and Chasten:

I had the opportunity to speak with Mayor Pete - and to snap this selfie

And I met Chasten, too

Chasten working the rope line ....how adorable is this?

Mayor Pete working the ropeline....I enjoyed hearing what people were asking/wanted to share with Mayor Pete

 

It was a beautiful Sunday morning in Conway

 

 The Conway HQs: 

This was the office opening - but I am sure this will soon be abuzz with volunteers

 The Office Opening was held outside -- but here is a view of the Conway Field Office:

 

  

We will be based in the Southern Tier -- my students will be working in offices in cities and towns such as Manchester, Nashua, Concord, and Salem.  No one will be placed in this Conway office (about 2 hours drive from Manchester).  Still, I decided that I could attend that 8:00 am Sunday morning event since it did not conflict with other meetings -- and I'd have the opportunity to see more of the Granite State.  As with the trip to the Lakes District for the Biden Town Hall in Laconia, I did not have the chance to get many pictures while on the drive - but - I did have the chance to drive the Kancamagus Highway for the first time in a long time - and to take in the stunning views of the White Mountains. By law there are no billboards along the highways in New Hampshire -so you can really appreciate the scenery as you drive around the state. 

 

 The Manchester Field Office

I met with the Manchester Field Organizer when I visited Mayor Pete's HQs on Elm Street in Manchester:

Every election I ever worked on  I was obsessed with the countdown to Election Day -- always aware of the urgency of now.  I was surprised how few of these countdowns I saw when on this planning visit.  Seeing this sign in Mayor Pete's Manchester HQs warmed my heart