Where To Go From Here: A Postscript on this election with a big map

yeah...organization??? (0.00 / 0)

The state party organization (ironic that I call it that, huh?) has to get up off its big fat white upper middle class butt and start supporting Dem candidates.  It needs to:

1.  Create basic starter packages for candidates (media contact lists, for instance, that don't have to be developed from scratch for every campaign but are created AND MAINTAINED at the state level for every city, county, district, region, and interest group),

2.  Educate potential candidates (for instance, hold classes to educate potential candidates about what they can expect if they decide to run and hold them EVERY QUARTER in every large city and every region -- part of the problem with finding quality candidates is there is too much uncertainty in the nomination and campaign process, so eliminate as much uncertainty as you can, for pete's sake),

3.  Create a cadre of campaign organizers, people who know how to get things done, who know how to set up and organize campaign offices, have a CLUE about manpower requirements (what is more frustrating for volunteers than going to a campaign office and being giving makework to do?  volunteers want to DO, even if it's licking envelopes.  if you don't need volunteers this week, TELL THEM SO), who know how to motivate staff and volunteers and communicate with the world outside the campaign office, and preferably have a history of accomplishment in private industry, not just politics.  To do this, you might have to figure out ways to pay actual people actual living salaries.  Otherwise, you just lose a heckuva a lot of ability and watch your state offices go to Repugican goons and brown-nosers.

4.  I could go on but I'm saving it for a letter to Boyd Richey....

Soooooo...anyone want to add to this list????

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by: AggieDemGramma @ Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 01:21:13 AM UTC

Voter Reg databases (0.00 / 0)

I'm pretty sure that a voter database, similar to the one the DNC is using in Missouri, or Republican databases, would just be massive.

And it would probably be pretty useful too.

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by: RBH @ Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 01:47:04 AM UTC

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I'm trying to get a similar thing (0.00 / 0)

But for the Democratic party itself.  We need precinct chairs, and some county chairs.

Please post your letter to Boyd Richey, when you get it sent off.  I'd love to see it!

Disclosure: Former Political Director for Lee Leffingwell for Mayor of Austin ('09)

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by: sccs @ Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 15:41:01 PM UTC

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