Does a dynamic campaigning process have a chance?
Does a dynamic campaigning process have a chance?
Forums. On Wednesday evening, the forum will - gasp - have all city candidates speak and answer questions. But not the County primary candidates. What a loss. This will make for a very long and over-s
Forums. On Wednesday evening, the forum will - gasp - have all city candidates speak and answer questions. But not the County primary candidates. What a loss. This will make for a very long and over-scheduled forum. It will strip away much-needed speaking by Primary Election candidates. The Thursday evening forum organizing group is yet to meet and decide on the format - speaking times, how questions will be taken, etc. Candidates do not yet know how to prepare. One-minute speech? Two? Prepare a question for other candidates? Or questions from audience?
While we all appreciate the effort by any group to organize a forum, it would be nice if they knew how to run them. I know one group who has a forum planned for this month and has left everything to one person. The others members have just checked out - but will no doubt be on hand to try and take credit. At least the groups have avoided scheduling two forums the same evening - as in the past couple years. And then you have this problem of conservatives avoiding forums because they think they are liberal events. Sigh. Well, it will be interesting to see if a dynamic campaigning process has any chance before voting starts in two weeks.
A note on Ken Hoover. We will all miss the guy. His even temper, easy smile and immense knowledge were rare and valued. Ken was a true political junkie and loved discussing issues and philosophies. He also happened to be from my home town in the Midwest and we shared gossip when we met. Last summer, Ken was the MC for the Bill Mize Forum at the Rome Grange and provided fair and firm monitoring of candidates and questioners alike. He was only 66 years old. His memorial service is Friday, 3 pm, at the First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave.
While we all appreciate the effort by any group to organize a forum, it would be nice if they knew how to run them. I know one group who has a forum planned for this month and has left everything to one person. The others members have just checked out - but will no doubt be on hand to try and take credit. At least the groups have avoided scheduling two forums the same evening - as in the past couple years. And then you have this problem of conservatives avoiding forums because they think they are liberal events. Sigh. Well, it will be interesting to see if a dynamic campaigning process has any chance before voting starts in two weeks.
A note on Ken Hoover. We will all miss the guy. His even temper, easy smile and immense knowledge were rare and valued. Ken was a true political junkie and loved discussing issues and philosophies. He also happened to be from my home town in the Midwest and we shared gossip when we met. Last summer, Ken was the MC for the Bill Mize Forum at the Rome Grange and provided fair and firm monitoring of candidates and questioners alike. He was only 66 years old. His memorial service is Friday, 3 pm, at the First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave.
