I’ve written about this before, so for some of you, this will be old hat. But I have this crazy notion that a functioning Democratic Party should field candidates every cycle, in every election. Right now, our friends on the wrong side of the aisle have fielded, or are imminently going to be fielding, candidates in countless elections. But yet, with only a little more than a year out, we have not.
“But Steve,” you might say (to yourself, because I am not there), “we still have a minute until qualifying even starts.”
“Well,” I casually respond. “Elections don’t start on qualifying day. They start months and years beforehand.”
In 2014, Republicans will be defending eight Constitutional Officers, and right now, we only have a potential candidate for one of them. They will be defending countless State House and State Senate seats. And, to top that all off, we still have Congress, with many open seats thanks to Saxby’s retirement.
Now, speaking of the Senate, we have some fantastic people running. I’ve met Sen. Miles, Michelle Nunn, and Dr. Rad, and all three of them are impressive. I understand, as well, that there are two other candidates running for the Democratic nomination, neither of whom I can place. But yet we have nobody running for Insurance Commissioner against the despicable Ralph Hudgens. Nobody running for School Superintendent. Nobody running for Congress in GA-01. You get the idea.
I have a passion for helping to recruit candidates for office. I think that should be obvious by this point. And you all should know my e-mail address by this point. If you don’t, it’s president@georgiayds.org. If you have ever thought about running for office, send me a message. 2014 might just be the right time.
No, I’m not promising you an endorsement. I’m not promising you resources. Nor can I assure you a clear field. But what I can promise you is an attentive ear attached to the brain of a passionate Democrat. We need people running in every corner of our state, for all offices. And we need to start now.
President@georgiayds.org.
You know what to do.
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