Not everyone has been happy to see me, as I traipse about, canvassing [View all]

On Friday, I walked onto a property as two men came out of the house, and one immediately yelled, I'm not interested

But I increasingly pretend to be hard of hearing, so I managed somehow not to understand him and explained I was a volunteer offering early voting information, until I finally ascertained that the person on my list had moved away. Then I apologized for bothering the poor fellow and went to knock the door across the street

His ire was up, though, and he shouted at my retreating back that he was tired of phone calls and tired of folk on his doorstep

When I was done with the next house, I headed back to my car. Across the street, the second man was coming down the driveway towards me

Gobama! he yelled, flashing a thumbs-up at me