Election 2008: Questions and
Candidate Links
Massachusetts State Senate Candidacy I'm running this year as a write-in candidate for the Senate
Senate to represent Brookline (my hometown), Newton and
four of Wellesley's seven precincts. You can see the
platform on the blog, and the site book is the full
version. We can make progress on every issue, but the
people have to be aware. If people are
serious about the goals of this site, especially getting youth violence down, then I
can help.
Format of the Upcoming Campaign: The main
aspect of the campaign, is to do a really good job with
the mailing, which, with other aspects will cost
about $2,000. I'll can pick that up myself,
although any contributions would be more than welcome.
In September, I'll send a letter to approximately 600
people of influence in the district and state; town
meeting members, aldermen, selectmen etc. Also,
churches, synagogues and clubs. The letter will be about four pages, and break down challenges and
their solutions in multiple areas. If checks come in,
then I'll be able to swing sending out more letters. If
not, then it's beyond my means to continue. Why this
approach? Success in effectively dealing with
issues in education, health care, stress and depression,
not to mention violence, will come through a ground up
micro and macro approach by as many people as
possible. Want to Help? You can: 1. Work with me
on the letter 2. Help me to send it to as many people as
possible, either through donating money or making a list
of your friends and sending it a copy to them.
Write-in Rules: 1. Voters only have to write the name
of the candidate on the ballot, not the full address. 2. People that
want to help can get stickers with my name from me and
put them on the ballot; send me an e-mail if you want
some. How Did You Not Get on
the Ballot? Amateur; I understood from information
online that the deadline for signatures for Independents
was July 29th. Just to make sure, I went to a town
Elections office to ask, where I was told yes, July
29th. However, that was wrong, (an honest mistake I believe) I passed
the deadline, and have to settle for a write-in, which
was tough to take. That being said, the day I went in to
ask was May 19th, which was past the deadline anyway,
but the point is that it's an easy mistake to make.
Why this might be better anyway: Some folks in the
media haven't been honest with me, and seem fully
prepared to lie and do whatever it takes. So, not
getting on the ballot is 100% my fault, and too bad, but
maybe I can establish a normal relationship with the
media that will at least insure against flat out
sabotage in the future. Important to remember:
Regardless of any drama, at the end of the day it's the
people that need to lead.
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