In every campaign I’ve been a candidate (there are 11 of these) and in a dozen more in which I was the principal cheerleader I’ve also been the campaign manager. I do the job well but its very tough to be both manager and candidate.
Until a couple days ago I was thinking in terms of challenging Jim Oberstar as a last hurrah. I saw lots of possiblitites for the right candidate to pull off a win but I just didn’t imagine that I would be that candidate. Now, I think I could be.
I asked one person to me by treasurer two weeks ago and have not heard back. That should be taken as a “no” but if I could put more of a campaign organization together that could change to a yes. Even if it doesn’t the Paypal account I’m planning to set up this afternoon should allow me to keep close enough track of donor information to make being the temporary treasurer managable for me for a month or two.
I fired off three email requests for help yesterday and two bore immediate fruit. I’m meeting with a potential campaign manager tomorrow and after that meeting I’ll check in with my other positive reply. Suddenly I’m not so all alone.
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