Sorry you didn't love The Book of M, I enjoyed it a lot. I did have a hard time with the concept of them changing reality, but overall I enjoyed it. Did you listen to it or read it? I thought the voice actors on the audiobook helped me like it more.

Non Obvious sounds like something I'd really like! I just requested it through the library :)

On phone banking... I am sincerely surprised at how many people will answer the phone when they don't know who is calling. Or call back a number just because they got a call from that number. If I don't know a phone number, I almost never answer it. If they don't leave a message, I'll usually block the number. Of course, I also won't usually answer the door if I'm not expecting someone/don't recognize the person. Anyway, I think these are good ideas, and the small donations definitely make sense - I suspect even if you just donate $10, you're going to feel more invested in the success of the candidate, ya know? Interesting about "the annoying"! Also, I bet volunteers feel better about volunteering and more important if you give them real work to do as opposed to trying to find some busywork to keep them occupied.

Thanks for sharing as usual!