As Haz pointed out above, freshman school and hiring take up time but "holiday" takes on a whole new meaning. Everyone and their 10 best friends want your attention. One tiny example, every county in the district has a Democratic Central Committee, each of those will be asking for her to attend a meeting asap. Same for the Chambers of Commerce, the bigger Port Districts, County Commissioners etc. the list goes on and on. Campaigns are nonstop. But the expectations after the election are as well: she will be EXPECTED ("what, we're not important enough for Ms Reed College?") to be everywhere in the district. That's just home district stuff. Then there are the endless flights to and from DC (and other locations) to meet and participate in the endless functions and meetings. It's a "challenging" existence. Holiday breaks don't mean what civilians think they mean.

Ya, I'm not surprised but that's unfortunate. She's in for the ride of her life. There's no going back; I wish her and her family the best. For those of us who've been supporting her, we now owe her our patience and good will.

I agree, hopefully she will be effective because she's intelligent and grounded. However, she has a mountain to climb now, so time will tell. Being an effective representative is incredibly difficult. Add that challenge to becoming a savvy politician in a difficult district.... some figure it out, some get lost.

Thankfully, she's been a capable student so far and that's a great start. I hope she gets a couple weeks off and then gets on with the job. She is a breath of fresh air and a huge gain for team normal.