Today, I spent the day back at the North Carolina Legislative building, lobbying for support with Laura DeVivo and Angel Sams. Today, we spent the day meeting with reps in the house to try and swing them against the passing of a bill attempting to decrease regulation on billboards. Only one day out from a potential vote, the bill was widely-talked about throughout the building. The bill was supported by Republicans mostly, so we spent most of the day meeting with moderate republicans and trying to convince them to vote against the party. It was interesting being the minority because I was able to observe some of the techniques that were used despite not having much power. Last week, much of the legislation we were dealing with seemed like it was certain to pass. Today, it was very interesting to see how lobbying strategy had changed now that we were considered the underdogs. Tomorrow, I will be there to see if the legislation gets passed.
