I have given some thought to running in a few years. I'm sure with the ananimity that we enjoy here, many will not want to answer. I won't even say what office I am considering running for. Just curious if anyone here has ever held a public office.
Toad":2gcbcd8m said:I currently serve at the local level.
Bigfoot":38jbrj67 said:I have given some thought to running in a few years. I'm sure with the ananimity that we enjoy here, many will not want to answer. I won't even say what office I am considering running for. Just curious if anyone here has ever held a public office.
dun":1njbjbqa said:I haven;t but my oldest brother did. He told me if I should ever decide to try to talk to him so he caould talk me out of it.
herofan":3p9vq1yp said:I thought about this before. Where does a person get their knowledge to hold an office? I don't mean that as a put-down on anyone, but just based on myself. I have a college degree and have a little upstairs like everyone else, but I wouldn't feel i would know squat about running a public office. Do other people just pay more attention that I do, or is it easy to fake?
When I started writing letters I started by telling the people that I was happy with why I was on their side. I received calls back from every one of them(there weren't very many that I was happy with) in person to thank me for my support and pick my brain on how I saw things.Ouachita":3qrihs4u said:My second closest neighbor is a state rep. He wins by a very large margin at every election (80% or more). He is very conservative. But if you look at his Facebook page you'd think he was hated by everybody. CB is right, the phone only rings, and the Internet post are made by the disgruntled minority. They have the biggest mouths, the most free time, and nothing to lose.
herofan":2nundpiq said:I thought about this before. Where does a person get their knowledge to hold an office? I don't mean that as a put-down on anyone, but just based on myself. I have a college degree and have a little upstairs like everyone else, but I wouldn't feel i would know squat about running a public office. Do other people just pay more attention that I do, or is it easy to fake?
I've never been to the first day of college and don't have any other experience in government. When I was 31 I ran against a guy who had been in office 24 years and knew everyone. I went to every meeting and learned everything I could for a year before I ran. Then I knocked doors every evening all summer long and attended every little local fund raiser and high school event I could find. I honestly think I won not because people thought I was knowledgeable but because they could see I really was willing to put in the time and effort.herofan":fnbdmwbg said:I thought about this before. Where does a person get their knowledge to hold an office? I don't mean that as a put-down on anyone, but just based on myself. I have a college degree and have a little upstairs like everyone else, but I wouldn't feel i would know squat about running a public office. Do other people just pay more attention that I do, or is it easy to fake?