This is from a new, must-read article by Ann Green at the Solomonia web site:
This year getting angry isn’t enough. Listening to political soul-mates on talk radio isn’t enough. This year even voting isn’t enough. Neither is it a good idea to use the Scott Brown “miracle” as an excuse to sit back and hope that lightening strikes twice or to look at encouraging polls and become complacent. It’s time to leave your political comfort zone and get involved.
The author then recommends specific actions between now and Election Day:
Certainly you’ll vote. But you can do so much more. Research the candidates in your state and congressional district if you don’t already know who to vote for, and pick up the phone. Call a campaign office and ask what they need. You can donate money; it doesn’t have to be a lot, and if a lot of people donate a little, it will add up to a lot. Respond to blog posts and news articles with brief, fact-based (no name-calling!) comments which support your candidate and include contact information. Write letters to the editor in the local paper. Put up a yard sign and slap a bumper sticker on your car; name recognition is key for challengers and new faces. Make phone calls. Hold a “meet and greet.” Help raise money. Hold signs for your candidate at public events. Work in the campaign office. Stuff mailboxes with campaign literature. Volunteer to drive people to the polls for the primary and for the final election.
Here in Cambridge, there are excellent GOP candidates running for local seats in the State House (Brad Marston), State Senate (Barbara Bush), and U.S. Congress (Fred Golder). There are also strong contenders for statewide office including Governor (Charlie Baker), Secretary of State (Bill Campbell), Treasurer (Karyn Polito), Auditor (Mary Connaughton and Kamal Jain), and Attorney General (Jim McKenna and Guy Carbone). Pick a candidate, click on the candidate’s name in the sidebar of this page to visit his or her web site, and then sign up as a volunteer and donate some money.
Thanks for your kind words. For more info on Marty Lamb, gaining fame for the “Sick of Congress?” Barf Bags, go to martyforcongress.com. He will be on Cavuto Monday, 8/30 at 4 p.m. He’s an attorney and small businessnessman, running against Democrat McGovern, pro-stimulum, pro-Hamas, pro-socialized health care, in the 3rd. There’s a nice photo on-line of McGovern with Castro. To help retire Barney –no need to elaborate –go to seanbielat.org. Barney’s successor will be Sean Bielat, a marine and a successful businessman, with a degree from the Kennedy School at Harvard and an MBA from Wharton.
Jim McKenna is going to be the Republican Nominee against Martha Coakley in November. His campaign has already distributed 30,000 sticker packs representing 60,000 individual stickers. He has picked up the support of RTC’s across the state, tea party and sportsman. Write-In Jim McKenna on September 14th. Scott Brown was Lexington… Jim McKenna is Concord!
Thank you! I’ve added Jim McKenna to our list of candidates (see sidebar on the right side of the page).