John Porter is a recent graduate of West Virginia University, where he received his Master of Science degree in Horticultural Science. He lives in Genoa, West Virginia where he is actively involved in volunteering for the Campaign for Change office located in Huntington, West Virginia.

Blog Entries by John Porter

Campaign Journal: Calling Other Callers For Change

Posted October 28, 2008 | 03:43 PM (EST)


John Porter is an OffTheBus grassroots correspondent. Each week he contributes a campaign journal documenting his life out on the trail.

It amazes me that a common cause can often bring together people with such positive results. Coming together in difficult situations, whether they are hardship or a hard fought...

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Campaign Journal: Canvassing in West Virginia

Posted October 24, 2008 | 03:36 PM (EST)


John Porter is an OffTheBus grassroots correspondent. Each week he contributes a campaign journal documenting his life out on the trail.

Since this is the first presidential campaign that I have had the pleasure of volunteering for, I really had no idea what to expect. What were other people like...

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Journal: Volunteer Whirlwind in West Virginia

Posted October 14, 2008 | 11:41 AM (EST)


John Porter is an OffTheBus grassroots correspondent. Each week he contributes a campaign journal documenting his life out on the trail.

"Whirlwind" would definitely have to be in a list of adjectives to describe this past week. On Monday (Oct. 6), I attended the official opening of the Cabell...

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