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[kirstengillibrand]

Hi so my roommate interned for Amy Klobuchar (Midwest queen of my heart) in DC this summer and sent me this

[kirstengillibrand]

hello i never use this account anymore but ya girl will officially be a 2L student next monday and officially 1/3 of the way done with law school

[kirstengillibrand]

When do you think Dems will announce their campaigns for 2020 because I remember Hillary did it very early in 2015

usually it’s around the same time each year, so probably around april-june 2019

[kirstengillibrand]

im curious to see what your thoughts on the michelle wolf whcd monologue were?

i loved her & her set — she was hilarious and did a good job :')

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[kirstengillibrand]

that'll be a n for me dog. Kellogg's and key plus kanye west will be the political flavour of the month, but Kirsten Godibrand will live on forever during her 8 years + many years of political activism afterwards.

oh you definitely right!

[kirstengillibrand]

Colbert made a Kelly Anne Kanye joke today and it made me think of you

should i bring the url back?! y/n?

[kirstengillibrand]

i remember when your name was kellyannekanye and you should bring that back because of kanye’s recent clownery skskskskskskajsjcjawkck

OH MY GOD I SHOULD!!!

[kirstengillibrand]

How much money says there is going to be a #RepublicanMeltdown over GodCaskill winning reelection again?

hawley just hired former RNC finance director & senior tr*mp WH aide katie walsh to run his finance team… so you know he’s scared. also with the whole eric greitens shitshow you know hawley is trying to distance himself as far as possible before the GOP in MO self implodes

but i have confidence in claire godcaskill — she’ll win & it’ll be glorious. 

[kirstengillibrand]

What can you do with a JD without practicing?

any sector you want, the skills you learn from law school will help with any career. also most jobs will end up paying more just because of having the JD. i really want to go into reproductive law, but on the advocacy/electoral side.

[kirstengillibrand]

hey! I just accepted a place at Emory Law for this fall which I’m super excited about bc law school is literally a dream come true. I know I want to do public interest, probs in government/NGO work focused on foreign relations/peace and conflict/human rights. so I wanted to ask how your law experience has been for someone who’s come from a PI/political background. do you feel a lot of pressure to go into biglaw? what options do you see for yourself/classmates for doing work other than biglaw?

yeah, i feel pressure all the time to go into corporate law. one of my favorite and closest supervisors (from HFA actually) got her JD from georgetown too and didn’t end up practicing. which is something i am seriously considering as well since she absolutely loved what doors having a JD opened without actually being a lawyer.

[kirstengillibrand]

Is there anyway to volunteer for a politician online? I'm going to be studying abroad next semester but I still want to participate

you might be able to do virtual phone banking (though depending on your phone call when you're abroad, it might charge international fees) or if the campaign has a text out the vote program you can sign up with the hustle app to text voters. also if you're interested in working digital, most digital responsibilities for campaigns can be done remotely. it will just need to be something you will have to directly as the campaign about.

[kirstengillibrand]

anyone wanna hook me up with a new girl premiere live stream :’) will be forever grateful 

[kirstengillibrand]

i'm hoping to help out on a campaign this summer too in my state, but as a college student i have to work. would i be able to work 20-30 hours a week and still have time to help out on campaigns, or will i not be a good candidate? i'm not knowledgable on this process! thanks for any help!!

it’s honestly going to be a decision that you will ultimately make since you’re probably the best person who knows how well you work with multiple responsibilities and how well you can prioritize  your time. if you’re fairly confident in your own time management skills then go for it! i was a regional organizer for HFA on top of being a full time student (on top of studying for the lsat) and was still able to put in a decent amount of time on the campaign. especially if you’re working a M-F job, a lot of the time spent on a campaign will be weekend work (especially for canvassing, phone banking, fundraisers, campaign events — which predominantly happen on sat & sundays.) campaigns are usually more than happy to get all the help they can. if it means just dedicating 5 hours a week to help out they will be thankful i promise. so while you may not be able to carry on a full time fellowship or internship position (since typically campaigns want you putting in anywhere from 15-30hrs/week) don’t shy away from just being a dedicated volunteer! 

[kirstengillibrand]

i got an internship on a congressional campaign, i started last week and i already feel like i’ve learned so much about campaigns & how they work and now i’m even more excited to vote out my current congressman :)

AHH YAY!!! that’s so exciting to hear :”) i hope you have an amazing time, campaigns are exhausting but super rewarding. ride that blue wave all the way to victory woooot 

[kirstengillibrand]

Hey! Sorry if this annoying cuz I know your area of knowledge is more around American campaigns, but I was wondering if you know of some good ways to start working on campaigns in Canada? No worries if you don’t know :)

go to the candidate’s campaign website. most likely there will be a volunteer/internship/job page. if not find their contact page & cold email them asking for opportunities!

[kirstengillibrand]

after 2016, i really want to get more involved in politics. i wasn't able to vote, and that really pissed me off because my vote would've been blue down the ticket. i was majoring in economics, but now i'm thinking of switching to marketing and minor in public relations so i can work on campaigns. would volunteering on my state's gubernatorial campaign this summer be a good start for working in political campaigns? i want to go in that direction for a career, and possibly work for DCCC someday!

the dccc is great — my roommate works there & she loves it! (or the dnc, or dscc, or dlcc, all are great orgs that always need help)gubernatorial campaigns would be a great start. any campaign really would be a good start. i know it seems like presidential races are hard work, but you haven’t experienced anything until you work for a gubernatorial or senate race. those are the most difficult but honestly the most rewarding. good luck!