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luckycanuckThere were rumours of a union protest outside our office this morning, so the meet up point for the Senators before the press conference was moved. Everyone arrived (if a few minutes late) and the event went off without a hitch. Later tonight, my handiwork will be on the local news.
Later they all went into a local florist to talk about the impact of the economy and trouble in the mining industry on small businesses and Senator Barnaby Joyce sent his mum flowers for her birthday (and in the process gave out his mum's home address to the assembled media.)
Afterwards I wound up talking with a Senator who hadn't impressed me much in the past but who really had some good things to say. I was a bit concerned that he and the others would be unimpressed with the state of the local campaign. As it turns out, the whole thing went off well, everyone was on message, and everyone was pleased.
I still only know a fraction of what is going on locally, and people who ring in or who are working in the office often seen to assume I have local knowledge.
The rest of the afternoon was spent writing talking points on an issue I know nothing about, arranging a charter plane for an upcoming visit (which may be cancelled), and buying fruit. If I am working in a windowless room I will want to remain healthy.
I planned to swim this morning and woke up at 5:30 to do so, but the sun wasn't yet up, and swimming in the dark on an unpatrolled and unfamiliar beach seemed to be a bad idea. So I did 50 marine pushups on the sand and headed back for a shower and breakfast.
Oh, and we have t-shirts. Not nearly as many as we've had in a lot of campaigns, but the budget here is limited. In the past I've had two t-shirts and wore them on alternate days. This time I'll just have to wash it regularly, or only put it on when I'm in public.
Maybe a swim tomorrow if I can wake up later.
Later they all went into a local florist to talk about the impact of the economy and trouble in the mining industry on small businesses and Senator Barnaby Joyce sent his mum flowers for her birthday (and in the process gave out his mum's home address to the assembled media.)
Afterwards I wound up talking with a Senator who hadn't impressed me much in the past but who really had some good things to say. I was a bit concerned that he and the others would be unimpressed with the state of the local campaign. As it turns out, the whole thing went off well, everyone was on message, and everyone was pleased.
I still only know a fraction of what is going on locally, and people who ring in or who are working in the office often seen to assume I have local knowledge.
The rest of the afternoon was spent writing talking points on an issue I know nothing about, arranging a charter plane for an upcoming visit (which may be cancelled), and buying fruit. If I am working in a windowless room I will want to remain healthy.
I planned to swim this morning and woke up at 5:30 to do so, but the sun wasn't yet up, and swimming in the dark on an unpatrolled and unfamiliar beach seemed to be a bad idea. So I did 50 marine pushups on the sand and headed back for a shower and breakfast.
Oh, and we have t-shirts. Not nearly as many as we've had in a lot of campaigns, but the budget here is limited. In the past I've had two t-shirts and wore them on alternate days. This time I'll just have to wash it regularly, or only put it on when I'm in public.
Maybe a swim tomorrow if I can wake up later.
