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August 29, 2005

Local Article About Fundraising w/Focus on Kaine

This article appeared in this morning's News & Advance here in Lynchburg. Many know that I'm not a huge News & Advance fan for one reason or another, but this article covered the bases fairly well on the topic of local grassroots fundraising:

Political parties for true believers - Aug 29, 2005

An excerpt:

As all politicians and lawn care companies know, grassroots grow best during spring and summer.

"The election is going to be close," said longtime Campbell County Democrat Carter Elliott at the Reids' dinner party. "If you win by five percent these days, it's a landslide."

So what's going on now in both political camps is not so much about winning votes as solidifying the base. Getting someone to vote for you is one thing. Getting them to pound in yard signs, ring doorbells, answer phones or, in the case of Heather Van Cleave, donate a personal salad recipe to the cause, requires a little more salesmanship.

In other news, Kaine's new ads start today as we get closer to the real burst of campaign activity that leads into fall and the November election.

Posted by amahler at August 29, 2005 10:30 AM

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