You could be like one of my fave depictions of a politcal pro — Peter Boyle in ‘The Candidate.’
Just a heads-up…
You know that job posting site I’ve mentioned a few times before, called Daybook? It lists a lot of political and governmental openings, and I’ve been getting the notices daily ever since I worked with James Smith’s campaign. I have zero interest now in applying for any of the jobs (you know those stress dreams I keep mentioning — even as recently as two days ago? — one of the recurring plots is that once again, this time against my better judgment, I’m involved in a campaign), but I sometimes find the jobs interesting, or even entertaining.
Anyway, yesterday they posted this, under the heading “Surge of political campaign positions:”
For those who haven’t been to Daybook lately, we have exciting news!
Over the past week, there has been a surge in job and internship listings to work on political campaigns. With the primary elections approaching in the coming months and the midterm elections in November, campaigns are staffing up right now! Currently, there are more than 700 open campaign jobs on Daybook with over 100 posted in the past week…
Here’s the list, if you’re interested. If you end up being hired for one, don’t blame me. I’m just warning you that the surge of madness is rolling your way. For political professionals, this may be exciting. For the rest of us, it’s a reason to dive into a bomb shelter, or at least duck…
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