On Second Thought...
I wrote a piece a while back in which I mentioned that some party volunteers and activists were critical of some of the campaigns for not pulling their weight and thinking they were going to coast to victory.
I still think that's a valid criticism.
But I also think its equally valid that the party leadership share in some of the critique on that issue. The party bosses are supposed to be the ones lighting a fire under the campaigns that haven't really gotten their collective campaign asses in gear.
Under previous party leadership, there were campaign walks organized and quarterbacked by the party leadership. There are walks and volunteers are working, but its coming directly from the campaigns in tight races.
While thats all well and good, the point is, the party bosses should be pushing the mega walks, phone banking, etc. This is an effort that is supposed to come from the top down, not from the bottom up. Afterall, the party bosses' job is to get Democrats elected.
Luckily there are party entities like the Young Democrats and party regulars like Xavier Miranda and Jeanette Walker plugging the wholes and being Johnny-on-the-spot.
I noticed that Representative Chavez made a similar critique through social networking.
And you know what?
She's right.
I still think that's a valid criticism.
But I also think its equally valid that the party leadership share in some of the critique on that issue. The party bosses are supposed to be the ones lighting a fire under the campaigns that haven't really gotten their collective campaign asses in gear.
Under previous party leadership, there were campaign walks organized and quarterbacked by the party leadership. There are walks and volunteers are working, but its coming directly from the campaigns in tight races.
While thats all well and good, the point is, the party bosses should be pushing the mega walks, phone banking, etc. This is an effort that is supposed to come from the top down, not from the bottom up. Afterall, the party bosses' job is to get Democrats elected.
Luckily there are party entities like the Young Democrats and party regulars like Xavier Miranda and Jeanette Walker plugging the wholes and being Johnny-on-the-spot.
I noticed that Representative Chavez made a similar critique through social networking.
And you know what?
She's right.
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