Barrar Letter Makes Me Wanna Be Blue
Between a decade of covering local politics as a reporter and four years being involved with various campaigns and serving as both a campaign manager and candidate I’ve seen some pretty stupid moves by candidates and campaigns.
But sending a fundraising appeal to your previous opponent in the last election cycle — well, it’s not really bright.
Not that anyone has ever, ever, accused Steve Barrar of being bright, mind you. Not only did he send me a solicitation for funds — he sent one to my step son, Ed, who has served on the national board of the Young Democrats and was a key part of my state house campaign.
Lazy? Stupid? Oblivious? Yeah, pretty much.
So why is ol’ Steve suddenly panicked about money? Isn’t all that corporate cash enough? Or, maybe, just maybe, Steve’s worried that people are figuring out how lousy a job he’s done — and what a blow hard he is.
So here’s the deal: for the first person (or group, or local committee) who donates $1,000 to Shawn Diggory — the guy running very ably against Barrar this time — I will buzz cutt my hair and dye it blue — and make a tour of local polling places on election day to prove it. Sure, I’ll look like a dork, but it’s worth it.
You know you want to do it….so c’mon!