• hogposting [he/him,comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    While the lanyard caste of political hacks is generally despicable, there is a real need for people on the left who know how to run a campaign. This is Exhibit A.

    • star_wraith [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I said it before in a different thread, but Josh4 had no business running for a US congress seat when he zero experience or infrastructure. The DNC plays for keeps there. But state seats... those actually can be had if you don't have a lot of experience. A state seat, you can just do mailers, yard signs, and meet people, and you'll have a decent shot. I think your point is still 100% correct, I just think Josh's biggest problem was thinking a state rep seat was beneath him or something.

    • Dear_Occupant [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I have a 9-2 record in my past campaigns and I am perfectly willing to teach what I know but I thought we were doing mass line instead of elections campaigns for the Democrats. A lot of the tactics carry over from what I understand.

        • Dear_Occupant [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Okay what I meant was that I learned how to go knock on doors and get people's opinions and how to teach others to do the same. I've turned people with social anxiety into successful canvassers. When I first read about mass line, I had already been doing it to an extent, entirely on my own initiative. I'm not young any more, and now that I've got my head screwed on, I'm not interested in teaching young people how to win elections for the Democrats. My point was that I can take that experience and apply it toward something actually useful, and my expectation was that I would do that under the guidance of people who are better versed in theory than I am.