67\u00a0 bar steady 29.79 0mpn NNE dew-point 61\u00a0 sunrise 6:14\u00a0 sunset 8:22\u00a0 Lughnasa<\/p>\n
Waxing Gibbous Corn Moon<\/p>\n
A full Sierra Club day.\u00a0 Interviews all morning and early afternoon.\u00a0 Home for a nap.\u00a0 Workout.\u00a0 Back in for the full committee meeting.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Fortunately, I’m with folks who are well versed in both things.\u00a0 I can listen and learn.\u00a0 At times I can participate, too.<\/p>\n
Long ago someone told me, or I read, politics is arithmetic.\u00a0 When you work in a PAC, which is what the political committee is, you make decisions based on numbers.\u00a0 What was the spread in the last election?\u00a0 What is the history, what are the trends?\u00a0 Where do we have members?\u00a0 How many?\u00a0 Where are those races where we can make a difference? How?\u00a0 Later on the arithemtic becomes talking to voters, registering voters, then getting voters to the polls.\u00a0 Your voters.\u00a0 When you have a limited amount of money and personnel and time, choosing high value work is important.<\/p>\n
Josh Davis, the chair of the committee, is a political analyst by trade and helps us understand the trade-offs and possibilities.<\/p>\n
Tired, but feeling good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
67\u00a0 bar steady 29.79 0mpn NNE dew-point 61\u00a0 sunrise 6:14\u00a0 sunset 8:22\u00a0 Lughnasa Waxing Gibbous Corn Moon A full Sierra Club day.\u00a0 Interviews all morning and early afternoon.\u00a0 Home for a nap.\u00a0 Workout.\u00a0 Back in for the full committee meeting.\u00a0 Even though I get the general thrust of the committee, I’m still playing catch-up on … Continue reading Tired, but Feeling Good<\/span>