“I am very interested in politics, especially being in the Northeast,” Nair says. “I’m from Texas, so I’m not used to having to fight for my candidate.”
All three say they have not ruled out eventually running for office themselves.
“I’m very interested in politics and, one day, would like to run for office,” Pardue says. “I figured the earlier I got inside a campaign and actually participated, I could see whether I like it or not.”
Thoughts of political futures recede by the afternoon’s end. As the van slides slowly toward Cambridge with the sun setting over Boston, conversation turns to schoolwork and Saturday night plans. Campaigning is done for the day.
“I’m not done with politics,” Bekebrede said earlier in the day. “I never will be.”
—Staff writer Nicholas P. Fandos can be reached at nicholasfandos@college.harvard.edu.