Canvassing neighborhoods and knocking on doors is a vibe. There is a balance and energy that you want to try to achieve that usually results in covering the most ground possible with the most positive responses you can get.

And being part of a strong car team can accomplish that.

A car team is usually a pair (preferably but sometimes there are more) of volunteers working a neighborhood or walk book together in the same vehicle.

Finding a rhythm with your car team will help you achieve that favorable vibe that kicked off this post.

First, you’ll examine your walk book and determine a strategy that will help you complete it as quickly and effectively as possible.

There is the leap-frog approach. In neighborhoods where there aren’t a lot of consecutive houses, you and the driver may alternate houses. This allows both of you to split the workload.

There is left side-right side method. This is where you’ll each take the left or right side of the street and just meet down at the end when you’re both done.

And there is also the drop off-pick up strategy. Where the driver will leave the navigator at a certain point of a sub division and meet at an agreed on house or corner.

One thing I can’t underline enough. While driving to different communities, the passenger does not just sit there and do nothing. They are the navigator and should be on the GPS to ensure the driver is not distracted and can get them to a book quickly.

I’ve had some great partners. After a while, you won’t even need to talk anymore, you’ll just go, like a football team running a play.

And you’ll both be able to do great things for your campaign!