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soonerwings

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Just out of sheer curiosity, do any of you have any experience working on political campaigns? If so what is the best way to raise funds? Call me crazy, but I'm thinking of running for something in the next few years. I'm just tired of sitting around complaining about a broken system without trying to fix it. While the best way to raise lots of cash may seem like attracting donors with deep pockets, that isn't my style. In my humble opinion, many politicians are too worried about making decisions that favor a select few individuals or powerful groups to consider what's best for the public at large. In a perfect world, it seems like a civic leader shouldn't know who donated how much money to his/her campaign if they want to stay true to their entire constituency. I suppose this means I'd tend to favor a "grass roots" style of campaign. Thoughts?
 

DirtyDawg

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Start early, get involved with as many groups so folks get to know you and understand your beliefs and principles. Facebook, Mom's groups, churches, VFW, Masonic Lodge, School Board meetings, Veteran's Day events, parades, etc, etc. Buy yourself about 10,000 business cards and introduce yourself everytime you visit a restaurant. Grass Roots. Get involved with the party of your choice (I'm assuming the Republican Party)...volunteer to be the county or city chair for that organization. Start early, plan on doing a lot of walking and talking. Oh, and start writing frequent Op-Eds for your local newspaper. If you're serious, PM me and we can talk more.
 

ZombieHunter

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+1 for Toastmasters, My Uncle used to take me to his meetings back on the west coast 2x a week, pretty cool stuff, his was a bunch of Vets that got together to share war stories or give impromptu business presentations to be critiqued before giving them to the respected clients, great resource and if you can win over a group of Toastmasters you are the real deal.
 

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