Comments on: Strategy Going Forward on Lost and Stolen http://www.pagunblog.com/2010/02/09/strategy-going-forward-on-lost-and-stolen/ The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:52:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jacob http://www.pagunblog.com/2010/02/09/strategy-going-forward-on-lost-and-stolen/#comment-57202 Jacob Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:52:08 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=16527#comment-57202 On even years I do the ratings and endorsements for about 400+ candidates from 220-240 races. It's not like I do all this in one weekend. I start mailing questionnaires out in May, by the end of August the primary ratings and endorsements are done and by the end of September the general election ratings and endorsements are done. When it is spread out like this it is very manageable. The only special equipment I bought was a $100 Seiko label printer. The single most important thing that needs to be done is that someone has to take ownership of the issue and make decisions. Doing that scares people. That is the biggest obstacle. On even years I do the ratings and endorsements for about 400+ candidates from 220-240 races. It’s not like I do all this in one weekend. I start mailing questionnaires out in May, by the end of August the primary ratings and endorsements are done and by the end of September the general election ratings and endorsements are done. When it is spread out like this it is very manageable. The only special equipment I bought was a $100 Seiko label printer.

The single most important thing that needs to be done is that someone has to take ownership of the issue and make decisions. Doing that scares people. That is the biggest obstacle.

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.pagunblog.com/2010/02/09/strategy-going-forward-on-lost-and-stolen/#comment-57184 Sebastian Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:51:17 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=16527#comment-57184 So you do this being attacked across more than two dozen municipalities across the state? Going to put voter guides together for the 150+ MAIG mayors in the state? Follow that many races spread across PA? That's a lot of work for people who also have jobs which put heavy demands on their time. It's great that you can do that in New York, and I will be the first to admit we could be doing better. But we don't have enough people with enough time to work the issue that broadly right now. So you do this being attacked across more than two dozen municipalities across the state? Going to put voter guides together for the 150+ MAIG mayors in the state? Follow that many races spread across PA? That’s a lot of work for people who also have jobs which put heavy demands on their time.

It’s great that you can do that in New York, and I will be the first to admit we could be doing better. But we don’t have enough people with enough time to work the issue that broadly right now.

]]> By: Jacob http://www.pagunblog.com/2010/02/09/strategy-going-forward-on-lost-and-stolen/#comment-57182 Jacob Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:44:35 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=16527#comment-57182 Who said anything about paid staff? I do about 95% of the candidate ratings & endorsements work by myself and I don’t get paid. I don’t have any background in political science either. I’m also better at electing and more importantly un-electing people in the state than NRA and their paid professionals and everybody knows it. The most important thing is someone has to take ownership of the issue and make decisions. That can be as simple as identifying the prime sponsors of Ceasefire’s proposals, finding out who their opponents are in the next election are and putting a voter guide together on PAFOA. You can do that. Who said anything about paid staff? I do about 95% of the candidate ratings & endorsements work by myself and I don’t get paid. I don’t have any background in political science either. I’m also better at electing and more importantly un-electing people in the state than NRA and their paid professionals and everybody knows it.

The most important thing is someone has to take ownership of the issue and make decisions. That can be as simple as identifying the prime sponsors of Ceasefire’s proposals, finding out who their opponents are in the next election are and putting a voter guide together on PAFOA. You can do that.

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.pagunblog.com/2010/02/09/strategy-going-forward-on-lost-and-stolen/#comment-57169 Sebastian Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:56:24 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=16527#comment-57169 Even if we could from a tax point of view, PAFOA doesn't have the money to hire staff, so it would depend on volunteers, and PAFOA's volunteers are already spread pretty thin. Even if we could from a tax point of view, PAFOA doesn’t have the money to hire staff, so it would depend on volunteers, and PAFOA’s volunteers are already spread pretty thin.

]]> By: Jacob http://www.pagunblog.com/2010/02/09/strategy-going-forward-on-lost-and-stolen/#comment-57162 Jacob Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:51:34 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=16527#comment-57162 http://electionlawblog.org/archives/R40183.pdf Going back the my earlier question, is PAFOA capable of taking ownership of election issues with or without a PAC? http://electionlawblog.org/archives/R40183.pdf

Going back the my earlier question, is PAFOA capable of taking ownership of election issues with or without a PAC?

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.pagunblog.com/2010/02/09/strategy-going-forward-on-lost-and-stolen/#comment-57140 Sebastian Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:43:42 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=16527#comment-57140 Big hangup there is tax status, though PAFOA is a 501c(4), which I think can do some lobbying, but I don't think they can do electioneering. Big hangup there is tax status, though PAFOA is a 501c(4), which I think can do some lobbying, but I don’t think they can do electioneering.

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.pagunblog.com/2010/02/09/strategy-going-forward-on-lost-and-stolen/#comment-57139 Sebastian Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:42:53 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=16527#comment-57139 I misunderstood you. I thought you were referring to knowing which townships and boroughs were going to be considering an ordinance. Yes, that should be doable, and something I might talk to Dan about. I misunderstood you. I thought you were referring to knowing which townships and boroughs were going to be considering an ordinance.

Yes, that should be doable, and something I might talk to Dan about.

]]> By: Jacob http://www.pagunblog.com/2010/02/09/strategy-going-forward-on-lost-and-stolen/#comment-57138 Jacob Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:37:35 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=16527#comment-57138 You don't have to call them all, just wherever Ceasefire passed their proposal, or just the larger municipalities which passed it. You don't even need the vote sheet, just the name of the prime sponsor. It's then easier for PAFOA or FOAC or whomever to survey their opponents and pick the best ones to support next time around. You don’t have to call them all, just wherever Ceasefire passed their proposal, or just the larger municipalities which passed it. You don’t even need the vote sheet, just the name of the prime sponsor. It’s then easier for PAFOA or FOAC or whomever to survey their opponents and pick the best ones to support next time around.

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.pagunblog.com/2010/02/09/strategy-going-forward-on-lost-and-stolen/#comment-57133 Sebastian Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:29:25 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=16527#comment-57133 And who's going to regularly call all 2500 or so municipalities in Pennsylvania to find out what they are all up to? And who’s going to regularly call all 2500 or so municipalities in Pennsylvania to find out what they are all up to?

]]> By: Jacob http://www.pagunblog.com/2010/02/09/strategy-going-forward-on-lost-and-stolen/#comment-57132 Jacob Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:24:53 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=16527#comment-57132 The only thing you need off their websites is the contact info for the clerk then call or e-mail them and ask for the bill & vote sheet. Gather all that and stick it on PAFOA or someplace. The only thing you need off their websites is the contact info for the clerk then call or e-mail them and ask for the bill & vote sheet. Gather all that and stick it on PAFOA or someplace.

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