Grassroots Guy keeps on going and going
I'm picturing the Energizer Bunny . . .
The Becker campaign sent out a press release today about Becker's grassroots campaigning door to door around the city -- and they've covered just about every bit of it. Becker and his volunteers have walked Salt Lake City Mondays through Thursdays every week since March for an impressive total of 150 days. Wow.
I'm a big fan of this type of grassroots campaigning. There's something very genuine about spending the time an energy to attempt to reach all of your possible constituents. It's a lot less flashy than dotting the city with billboards, which Becker is idelogically opposed to, and it's a lot more personal. I believe it was Becker's committment to grassroots canvassing which helped him go from third in the polls in July, to first in votes by September.
Grassroots campaigning like this is also very important to get a feel for what the residents of Salt Lake City want to see changed or improved.
I'm overwhelmed at what kind of committment a candidate makes to run for office, especially when putting in this kind of time. I happen to know that in addition to canvassing 4 days a week, the Becker campaign headquarters host an open house every Friday evening. Add to that appearances at Saturday events throughout the summer (festivals and street fairs), and various debates and appearances during the week . . . that's a lot of time and energy. I get exhausted just thinking about it.
From the press release:
“One of my most important goals in this campaign has been to talk face-to-face with voters in every single neighborhood of the city,” Becker said. “I feel so strongly about it because Salt Lake City needs a mayor for the whole city, not just a few select neighborhoods.”
(snip)
Most voting areas have been visited twice by the campaign while just over 50% have been canvassed in three times.
With the election approaching, the Becker campaign will be focusing on “getting out the vote,” including the thousands of supporters the campaign has identified during Ralph’s door-to-door walks.
The Becker campaign sent out a press release today about Becker's grassroots campaigning door to door around the city -- and they've covered just about every bit of it. Becker and his volunteers have walked Salt Lake City Mondays through Thursdays every week since March for an impressive total of 150 days. Wow.
I'm a big fan of this type of grassroots campaigning. There's something very genuine about spending the time an energy to attempt to reach all of your possible constituents. It's a lot less flashy than dotting the city with billboards, which Becker is idelogically opposed to, and it's a lot more personal. I believe it was Becker's committment to grassroots canvassing which helped him go from third in the polls in July, to first in votes by September.
Grassroots campaigning like this is also very important to get a feel for what the residents of Salt Lake City want to see changed or improved.
I'm overwhelmed at what kind of committment a candidate makes to run for office, especially when putting in this kind of time. I happen to know that in addition to canvassing 4 days a week, the Becker campaign headquarters host an open house every Friday evening. Add to that appearances at Saturday events throughout the summer (festivals and street fairs), and various debates and appearances during the week . . . that's a lot of time and energy. I get exhausted just thinking about it.
From the press release:
“One of my most important goals in this campaign has been to talk face-to-face with voters in every single neighborhood of the city,” Becker said. “I feel so strongly about it because Salt Lake City needs a mayor for the whole city, not just a few select neighborhoods.”
(snip)
Most voting areas have been visited twice by the campaign while just over 50% have been canvassed in three times.
With the election approaching, the Becker campaign will be focusing on “getting out the vote,” including the thousands of supporters the campaign has identified during Ralph’s door-to-door walks.