Manny gets kudos for bringing the party out of near insolvency and putting the first ever paid folks on the ground early to register voters, something Steve Schale preached had to happen long before election day. Heck, I was grateful that after he was elected, we finally had a working elevator and a warm body at FDP headquarters in downtown Tallahassee! I agree the Chair should not have endorsed anyone - bad judgement all the way around on this one and I'm still spitting bullets over it. That said, somebody tell me who we got better to take his place? Maybe we should talk County DEC leadership and level of activity instead - how many actually had their people on the ground registering and engaging voters, filled precinct slots with folks actively building relationships with their neighbors, making sure they were vote ready and educated on the candidates and issues? How many raised money to GOTV for our candidates? Recruited them? I look forward to more insights, Matt. Not surprised by any of these; just wish there was a way to prove that we getting back to what DECs are charged to do regardless of who is at the top works.
Good information. For years, we've been trying to enlarge the number of state committeepersons for more populous counties, so each one has an equal voice. We have come close but every time roadblocks manage to be erected at the last minute, or even after the fact!
Great work! Thanks for your hard work and helping us understand the 'big picture.'
Manny gets kudos for bringing the party out of near insolvency and putting the first ever paid folks on the ground early to register voters, something Steve Schale preached had to happen long before election day. Heck, I was grateful that after he was elected, we finally had a working elevator and a warm body at FDP headquarters in downtown Tallahassee! I agree the Chair should not have endorsed anyone - bad judgement all the way around on this one and I'm still spitting bullets over it. That said, somebody tell me who we got better to take his place? Maybe we should talk County DEC leadership and level of activity instead - how many actually had their people on the ground registering and engaging voters, filled precinct slots with folks actively building relationships with their neighbors, making sure they were vote ready and educated on the candidates and issues? How many raised money to GOTV for our candidates? Recruited them? I look forward to more insights, Matt. Not surprised by any of these; just wish there was a way to prove that we getting back to what DECs are charged to do regardless of who is at the top works.
Good information. For years, we've been trying to enlarge the number of state committeepersons for more populous counties, so each one has an equal voice. We have come close but every time roadblocks manage to be erected at the last minute, or even after the fact!
This was super informative! Thanks for pulling this together!
Wow. It's a lot. It's going to take some real perseverance to work through this big mess.
Great work, Matthew.
Tsk tsk.