Time For a (Demo) Change
The time has come for change in the local Democrat party.
The 2002 election is in the books, the votes are in, the winners and the losers have been announced.
Once again the Republican party won.
The Democratic party lost.
On the county level it was another sweep, something like the third consecutive sweep with the exception of Clifford Allen, a Democrat who was elected as county commissioner in 2000.
You want to know my favorite definition for insanity is? �You cannot expect to continue doing the same thing time after time and expect a different result.�
That is why it is time for change in the local Democrat party? That definition fits the local Democrats. Election after election, they have the same people, doing the same things, at the same times, in the same way.
On Election Day, the local Democrats expect a different result from the same thing.
Sound insane?
I am not saying the local Democrat leadership is not working hard. I am not saying they do not care or they do not want to win.
I am saying they need some fresh, new membership. They need new ideas.
If the local Democrats decide to keep its leadership, that leadership needs to go out and recruit new people, new ideas, etc.
Ideas like taking the party to the small towns. There is nothing wrong with copying an idea if you cannot come up with a better one.
After getting swept in two or three elections in a row, I would go back to the drawing board, swallow any ego or pride and start all over with an assertive party from the ground up.
More time needs to be spent on looking for candidates. Every election I have ever covered here, I see the Democratic leadership beating the bushes two or three days before the filing deadline looking for anyone who will run for office.
That is not how you find a candidate. That is how you find a name to put on the ballot. They are not the same thing.
Look at the election campaigns of Plymouth Mayor Jim Yeazel and commissioner Allen.
Yeazel came out early to say he was going to run. Yeazel was at every event, every function. He ran an aggressive campaign where he showed the voters why he should vote for him.
Allen hit the campaign trail in January. January! Can you believe that? More than 10 months running for office. He was everywhere for everyone. By November, Clifford Allen became a house name.
His approach paid off. Allen not only won, but he upset one of the most knowledgeable and honored Republicans in the county.
I know there are Democrats who worked hard in the 2002 election. You folks should be leading the charge for change within the party. That way the next Election Day when you work hard, it might pay off with a win.
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