White_Male_Canada
10-23-2006, 07:19 PM
Too lazy to lay off the Bong to vote :P
Democratic Party volunteers wane in off-year election
By Karen Holzmeister, STAFF WRITER
Article Last Updated:10/23/2006 02:48:43 AM PDT
HAYWARD — Sitting in the Democratic Party's downtown Hayward storefront, surrounded by empty chairs and silent phones as the weekday turns into night, Shawn Wilson resembles the Maytag repairman.
The loneliest guy in town.
The pep that marked prior Democratic campaigns, including the June primary, has skipped a beat as the Eden Area United Democratic Campaign moves into the final weeks of the fall election season.
"In terms of getting volunteers, it's the worst campaign ever," said Wilson, a Democratic stalwart on leave as Alameda County Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker's chief of staff.
He attributed the low turnout to volunteer fatigue after the highly contested primary, individual commitments to other campaigns, a lack of new volunteers, and some disinterest in campaigning for state office.
Wilson is concerned the electoral doldrums will hurt Democrats in the voting booth.
"It's sad," he explained. In the past "we have used Alameda County to neutralize Orange County and other counties voting Republican."
http://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/ci_4535411
Democratic Party volunteers wane in off-year election
By Karen Holzmeister, STAFF WRITER
Article Last Updated:10/23/2006 02:48:43 AM PDT
HAYWARD — Sitting in the Democratic Party's downtown Hayward storefront, surrounded by empty chairs and silent phones as the weekday turns into night, Shawn Wilson resembles the Maytag repairman.
The loneliest guy in town.
The pep that marked prior Democratic campaigns, including the June primary, has skipped a beat as the Eden Area United Democratic Campaign moves into the final weeks of the fall election season.
"In terms of getting volunteers, it's the worst campaign ever," said Wilson, a Democratic stalwart on leave as Alameda County Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker's chief of staff.
He attributed the low turnout to volunteer fatigue after the highly contested primary, individual commitments to other campaigns, a lack of new volunteers, and some disinterest in campaigning for state office.
Wilson is concerned the electoral doldrums will hurt Democrats in the voting booth.
"It's sad," he explained. In the past "we have used Alameda County to neutralize Orange County and other counties voting Republican."
http://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/ci_4535411