It’s one thing to get engaged in public policy and shed light on what liberals are up to, but it’s another thing to beat them at the ballot box and take away their power to do what they do.
Elections have consequences. And if nobody runs against them, the consequences are more years of them doing the things that make conservatives complain in the first place.
As the saying goes, you can’t be somebody with nobody. You have to have a candidate. Someone – preferably a good, well qualified and equipped someone – has to be willing to put themselves out there and run.
Someone who has a “fire in the belly”, the talent and the potential resources to do what’s necessary to run a good campaign, not to mention do the job if they get elected. Someone with the ability to unite everyone in the Party to work in the same direction and to turn out the votes necessary to WIN.
Preferably NOT the perennial candidate who wants to run for anything and everything, but demonstrates none of those necessary qualities.
The fact that so few (good) people are willing to run is a big part of the reason why our government is in the shape that it’s in today on so many levels. But, we have to remember that politics hates a vacuum, and it will continue whether you (or someone else) steps up to run or not.
What are you doing to help recruit someone? Are you letting them know that you’re willing to help if they’re willing to run? Or, are YOU the “somebody” who needs to run?
Talk to like-minded people at work or in your church. Who do they think would make a great candidate? Someone in the business community? Someone who has already been elected to a lower level office?
Good campaigns – and good elected officials – start with good candidate recruiting.
So recruit good candidates!
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