Peter Szoldam a KSG student came to support Gore with hopes of learning campaign techniques.

"I'm practicing by doing this," said Szoldam, a former city council member in Budapest who first ran for office in 1990, when Hungary was making a transition from a communist to a democratic state.

Students said it was unpleasant when some residents appeared less than enthused to see campaigners on their doorsteps, but that most were receptive. Some residents conversed with them about politics and even invited them into their homes.

"The downside is that you're doing something you know is annoying people in some way," said Luke P. McLoughlin '00, who is helping coordinate Harvard Students for Bradley. "The upside is that you get to meet a lot of different people, see a lot of different areas in New Hampshire."

McLoughlin said he also had the opportunity to meet a number of non-voters in New Hampshire.

"There are a lot of dogs in New Hampshire. A lot of barking dogs," he said.

Both campaigns hope the present level of student involvement is just the beginning of something larger.

"I think its going to increase exponentially from this point on," said Kelleher, who noted that the Bradley campaign is expanding its outreach efforts after having focused its efforts on Boston colleges over the past several weeks. "A lot of people who organize this now are in touch with people who are politically active on their [other] campuses."