Election 2013

The Video

The video has become a requirement in today’s campaign world. Most local campaigns are all about social media, too. Not everyone makes full use of the options on the web, but more often than not the candidates are going digital. It was a ground-breaking move when local candidates started making…

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The Stand Out

In this space I’ve written about the house party and the “time” as building blocks of a political campaign. Another staple of any campaign is the “stand out.” Some people call this “holding signs,” and the insiders refer to this activity as “viz” or “doing a visibility.” The stand out…

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Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) To Meet This Coming Saturday ~ September 21, 2013

Reminder for the next GLAD Meeting This coming  SATURDAY! Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Saturday September 21, 2013 at 8:00 AM SHARP! Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel Rte. 110 in Chelmsford Please join us at this meeting of area Democrats. Marie Sweeney, GLAD Chair For more information: sweeney133@verizon.net AGENDA: The regular agenda…

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The House Party

In our democracy one of the revered institutions is the New England town meeting, the equivalent of a political common where voters gather to make decisions together under the one person-one vote rule. In the state houses, city and town halls, and our national congress representatives who are elected by…

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