Bradley in DC
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As a few of you may have noticed, I've been a wee bit obsessed with getting Dr. Paul elected to restore the republic. First of course, we're going to win the Republican nomination and beat Hillary. In order to get that nomination, we're going to win most of the delegates. Sounds simple enough, right?
Well, I've worked and managed political campaigns including the delegate candidate/ballot petitioning project for Forbes both times in Ohio. There one had to submit ballot petitions in each Congressional District and also At-Large (statewide). The candidate is only on the ballot in each of the CDs where you file enough valid signatures on signed affidavit petitions. The Dole (1996) and Bush (2000) lawyers examined all of the ballot petitions submitted to the Ohio Board of Elections in the public examination period and look for any mistakes (there invariably are: people forget to sign, put the wrong address from where they're registered, think they're registered but they're not, etc.). Through these challenges, they kept some of the candidates off the ballot in some CDs.
I was part of the Forbes team that made sure we dotted all of our "I"s and crossed all of our "T"s and got us on the ballot in all CDs and AL both times. So, now, I'm obsessing to make sure we follow the same rules as excrutiatingly closely to pre-empt the coming petition challenges (most likely this time from the Giuliani lawyers).
After grilling the DC Board of Elections and Ethics a few times and then the DC GOP too, I've worked my way up to the RNC to clarify every abiguity. So, I'm on the phone with the legal department at the RNC today. I'm trying to be as nice as possible and as upfront as possible: I'm a volunteer with the Ron Paul campaign, I'm their agent getting Dr. Paul on the ballot in DC, etc. I also explain that while I've been around this block a few times, a lot of people are really frustrated in this country right now and that the Paul campaign has tapped into that and bringing a lot people in who haven't been active previously.
Long story short, I explain that we're dealing with a lot of people that not only haven't been active previously but are new Republicans because of Dr. Paul. "Yeah, we love that," she interrupted.
Just thought some here might enjoy hearing that little anecdote.
Well, I've worked and managed political campaigns including the delegate candidate/ballot petitioning project for Forbes both times in Ohio. There one had to submit ballot petitions in each Congressional District and also At-Large (statewide). The candidate is only on the ballot in each of the CDs where you file enough valid signatures on signed affidavit petitions. The Dole (1996) and Bush (2000) lawyers examined all of the ballot petitions submitted to the Ohio Board of Elections in the public examination period and look for any mistakes (there invariably are: people forget to sign, put the wrong address from where they're registered, think they're registered but they're not, etc.). Through these challenges, they kept some of the candidates off the ballot in some CDs.
I was part of the Forbes team that made sure we dotted all of our "I"s and crossed all of our "T"s and got us on the ballot in all CDs and AL both times. So, now, I'm obsessing to make sure we follow the same rules as excrutiatingly closely to pre-empt the coming petition challenges (most likely this time from the Giuliani lawyers).
After grilling the DC Board of Elections and Ethics a few times and then the DC GOP too, I've worked my way up to the RNC to clarify every abiguity. So, I'm on the phone with the legal department at the RNC today. I'm trying to be as nice as possible and as upfront as possible: I'm a volunteer with the Ron Paul campaign, I'm their agent getting Dr. Paul on the ballot in DC, etc. I also explain that while I've been around this block a few times, a lot of people are really frustrated in this country right now and that the Paul campaign has tapped into that and bringing a lot people in who haven't been active previously.
Long story short, I explain that we're dealing with a lot of people that not only haven't been active previously but are new Republicans because of Dr. Paul. "Yeah, we love that," she interrupted.
Just thought some here might enjoy hearing that little anecdote.
. I'm just saying I love an ad that I created in my head. I hate how people think Hilary=anti-war, or even Obama.
