I received this book from Amazon the other day, and so far, it is great.
I think this will be a great guide for those of us entering into politics.
Here is a brief rundown of what I have learned so far:
Things you should ask yourself:
Why do you want to run?
Are you running based on one issue?
Are you running because you don't like the other candidates?
Are you running for the money?
If you come to the conclusion you are going to run you should:
go to all the council meetings, budget sessions, and special study sessions
learn who all the players are
watch how citizens react to the different issues going on
don't make the mistake that your issues will be the issues of the majority
Things you need to consider:
campaigning will consume most of your time
the unemployed or retired that are running will have an advantage of the working
during the campaign, you will miss most dinners with your family
during the campaign, you will miss most events with your children
you have to ask people for money
you and your family need to be prepared for shabby treatment
people will say terrible things about you
you must be able to handle the negative things people will do to you
you can't buy an election, but you can definitely buy votes.
you can loan your campaign money from your own account and pay it back from donations
All this is just in the first two chapters!
I've just started chapter three, which details where to go to get the necessary paperwork to fill out, how to fill out the paperwork, how to get signatures, etc.
btw, I am running for county commissioner in 2010 and I have already started some of the things listed in this book. I have joined the local republican party and will be a member of the republican executive committee soon.
Here is a link to the book at amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/How-Local-Offi...2386276&sr=8-1
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