This is a story about the bathroom at the canvasser's office for the Gifford's campaign. As canvassers, we were told we work for Move Arizona Forward and our checks come from Urban Projects, Inc. which seems to be based in Philadelphia. In theory, there is supposed to be a strict separation between the official campaign and our office, although they are adjacent and we've had Zack, the campaign manager, and Jen (not sure what she does) come in and speak to us. So strict, that we aren't even supposed to use the bathrooms in the campaign office. This is something of a problem because the sink in the canvassers bathroom doesn't have running water. I brought that up to Caitlyn Jensen and she said that there was running water - she apparently turned off the valve because she didn't trust us not to make a mess! This is another symptom of the contempt she has for the canvassers.
This is a story about canvassing protocol. Generally we canvass in pairs and we aren't supposed to canvass separately and are to remain within site of each other. According to Jensen, this is a security issue but there's a definite limit to how concerned she is about our security. A few weeks ago, Mark (Jim) and I canvassed a shady area on the Northwest side of town and when we came back, Mark told her that it was a pretty dangerous place - he saw 3 drugs deal go down while we were there. Jensen replied "that's part of the turf."
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