67 bar steady 29.79 0mpn NNE dew-point 61 sunrise 6:14 sunset 8:22 Lughnasa
Waxing Gibbous Corn Moon
A full Sierra Club day. Interviews all morning and early afternoon. Home for a nap. Workout. Back in for the full committee meeting. Even though I get the general thrust of the committee, I’m still playing catch-up on the current political landscape and Sierra Club positions. Fortunately, I’m with folks who are well versed in both things. I can listen and learn. At times I can participate, too.
Long ago someone told me, or I read, politics is arithmetic. When you work in a PAC, which is what the political committee is, you make decisions based on numbers. What was the spread in the last election? What is the history, what are the trends? Where do we have members? How many? Where are those races where we can make a difference? How? Later on the arithemtic becomes talking to voters, registering voters, then getting voters to the polls. Your voters. When you have a limited amount of money and personnel and time, choosing high value work is important.
Josh Davis, the chair of the committee, is a political analyst by trade and helps us understand the trade-offs and possibilities.
Tired, but feeling good.
