Conventional Un-Wisdom: We lost because they beat us at Vote by Mail (or Early Voting), next year we will focus on closing the VBM (EV) gap. This Un-Wisdom was heard in a number of states following the 2010 elections, often spoken by prominent establishment figures as part of recapping the 2010 elections and setting the […]
Read More →Archive for February, 2011
Organizing, Live and with Impact
A couple weeks ago, amid the discussions of Egypt’s uprising, this came in to my email box: What Country Is This?: “The state was thus increasingly seen to be a state for the few. Its old base in the rural middle classes was rapidly declining as young people moved to the cities. It was doing […]
Read More →From ActionNews Jacksonville: “Viral Campaigning”
I appeared on Action News Jacksonville (www.actionnewsjax.com) with Catherine Varnum at 5:30 tonight (2/16/2011) commenting on “Viral Campaigning,” or what I would refer to as New Media in campaigns. They were focused with the utilization around the upcoming unitary elections. Here’s the clip: You can see the printed story and the original video here: Action […]
Read More →LegiCamp 2011 Recap
On Sunday, nearly 100 of Florida’s top progressive activists from around the state gathered in Orlando to discuss and prepare for the upcoming State Legislative session. The event was the brain child of the very bright Mr. Edwin Enciso, and organized beautifully by Susan Smith, Kenneth Quinnell, Ray Seaman and a few other wonderful people. […]
Read More →Unconventional Wisdom: Candidate Development – The First Steps
OK, you are considering a run for public office, now what do you do? At this point, many first time candidates expect support and knowledge to come to them. It rarely happens, like anything else, you must seek it out and work for it. The first step should always be an unbiased and realistic evaluation of the […]
Read More →Unconventional Wisdom: What Inspires Candidates to Run?
This weekend I will lead a session on Candidate Development at LegiCamp 2011, a gathering of activists from around the state in Orlando discussing the upcoming Legislative session and election cycle. With this post, I will discuss some of the main sources of where candidates come from in terms of motivation to step forward and […]
Read More →WJCT First Coast Connect – 2/2/2011: Jacksonville Mayors Race
This morning I had the pleasure of appearing on WJCT’s First Coast Connect, hosted by Melissa Ross. Joined by Republican Political Consultant Jim Varian, we discussed Jacksonville’s upcoming Mayoral election featuring Alvin Brown, Audrey Moran, Mike Hogan and Rick Mullaney. Here is the link to the audio via MPA Political’s Media Archive: 2/2/2011 WJCT with […]
Read More →Men Demonstrating Evolution Doesn’t Always Produce Quality
H.R. 3: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act is a high priority for the 112th Congress, and includes provisions that redefine rape and further restrict a woman’s rights to make choices regarding her health care. Taking these choices away from women and their doctors is about as invasive as the government can get in our […]
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