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  •  Welcome to Hell, Go Veg (none / 1)

    This is what a heck of alot of campaigns are doing all across the country right now.  Here's a rationale for why everything that you and those Kossacks that posted on your diary have been complaining about.

    1.  McCain-Feingold made it illegal for federal candidates to become part of a combined campaign, as you probably already know.  My one questions is why are there, like 3 separate Democratic groups running essentially the same campaign?  It seems to me that there is no reason for the Franklin Co. Dems for Kerry/Edwards organization to even exist.  Outside of the fact that somebody got on a ego trip and would like the accolades that will  come if/when Franklin Co. goes for Kerry.

    2.  Nearly every campaign out there is going to try and not spend a penny on office equipment.  It's just a wasted expense.  Especially when money needs to go to other things like lit, mailers, yard signs, and the big one, TV.  Believe me, if campaigns could get away with not paying their staff and any other necessary items/personnel, they would.

    3.  It was a mistake to hold our Convention nearly a month in advance of the Republican Convention.  It has tied our hands, moneywise.  If we had held our convention in August, it would have given us a few extra weeks to fundraise, be on TV more, and buy extra things like yardsigns, lit, etc so we can be prepared for the sprint after labor day.

    by rgarza15 on Sat Sep 04, 2004 at 09:05:01 AM PDT

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