With the election coming up, many of our friends are leaving to help on the campaign trail. While important and a great experience, here are a few of our favorite reasons why campaigning sucks.

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#1 – The hours are terrible. Expected to show up at 7am and stay til 11pm. Sleep is for the weak!

#2 – You’ll eat like crap. If you ever see pizza again it will be too soon. Campaigns ruin pizza forever.

#3 – Quickly you realize you have a love/hate relationship with volunteers. It’s a game to keep them there, but don’t trust them when they say “I’ll be right back”.

#4 – You take small appreciation for small things. For example, when you spot an excellent sign locations for a 4×8.

#5 – Phone banking sucks. But you’ll never know who you’ll call.

#6 – Or how to pronounce their name. “Hey is Mr. Pimp-a-sone there?”

#7 – To survive, you live off caffeine. Even desperately taking the burnt coffee from the closest 7/11.

#8 – You quickly volunteer to go put up signs… anywhere. Just don’t make me phone bank anymore!

#9 – Door knocking. You quickly learn to become a quick salesman. “You didn’t slam the door in my face? Allow me 5 seconds to tell you about my candidate!”

#10 – Your friends stop answering your phone calls and emails just because they know you’ll ask them to help volunteer.

#11 – Buying burner phones for GOTV week and being questioned if you’re a drug dealer.

#12 – You’ve never been to a war zone, but the weekend before has to be similar, right?

#13 – Reporters are not your friend. “Can you give me the scoop?”

#14 – Personal hygiene takes a backseat. “Deodorant and body spray are kind of a shower right?”

#15 – When you start to forget what your friends and family look like.

#16 – Your countdown for election day is so precise you are more like a modern day rain man.

#17- You begin to be shameless. “I’ll be happy to give you a ride to the blood bank before you go vote.”

#18 – Every supporter suddenly has a silver bullet to the campaign’s success. “I’ve got a great idea…”

#19 – Despite countless hours of hard work and shameless deeds, nothing tops the sweet taste of victory! See you all on the campaign trail.