Local Politicians

This guy knocked on my door this morning. My wife let him in to warm up a bit. He was officially campaigning for Obama. When he asked her if she had thought about who she was going to vote for, she said, “I usually vote Republican.”

He replied, “I’ll put you down for ‘no’.”

I’m not sure if he meant that as an insult, or a joke, or if he was just cold enough that he was the one not thinking about his answer, but I thought it was funny.

Turns out he’s running for Congress himself (OH-3), and his name will be on the primary ballot in March against two “big-names.” He’s a Democrat, but apparently isn’t taking money or receiving approval from the Party to make his run.

He was nice enough, and we chatted for a few minutes. He didn’t say anything substantive about Obama, but he got me to check out his website. I’ve just scratched the surface, but I thought I’d share:

"Q: What’s the difference between an ad campaign and a political campaign?
A: In an ad campaign, if we don’t tell the truth, we get sued. In a political campaign, you get elected.
Face it, anytime you have to beg a few hundred million to get your message out- no matter who you are, you’ll owe to many favors to do any real change no matter who you are or what you say."

Then he has a ton of blog-like posts, like this one on Saving Downtown Dayton. His site is organized into categories, like “education” and “end corporate welfare.” One is called Backassward Ohio. And of course, there’s the obligatory You-Tube Video.

Anyway, he said he didn’t necessarily need my money (although it would be nice). But he did ask me to talk about him to my friends. So, guys, here it is. Should we invite him to contribute here?

(No comments about how he’s a libertarian-leaning Democrat, who’s slightly balding and named “David.” We need to look beyond those kinds of things…)