AimsWellShootsWorse
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Att: DINOs and PAC targeters
The very nasty liberal blog, Maryland Juice, has done us a great favor.
Looking for centrist blood, their recent post sorts and segregates Senators and Delegates, by party, district and county, according to their votes on four ‘liberal benchmark’ Annapolis bills---including support for O'Malley's God-awful 'Glock-blocking' gun law. The Juice especially highlights for punishment Democrats who departed from the party line. That’s a ready-made list of Democrats who DINOs may want to support, come primary season, if not sooner. If you're new to activism, consider building relationships with more-palatable politicians before burning bridges left and right.
http://www.marylandjuice.com/2013/04/roll-calls-md-approves-gas-tax-hike-gun.html
If after researching their record you decide to send a campaign money, or bundle checks for them, be subtle but certain they know that 2A folk don’t just threaten foes, we step up for friends—and work against foes. (In my opinion, there has been way too much in the way of empty political threats emanating from our side lately.)
PACs and their donors face a more complex set of choices with which the Juice lists help. Striking the right balance between offense and defense gets tricky. Finding districts where elected reps split on SB-281 is a good signal that 2A issues are a hefty wedge waiting to be exploited, but other proxy issues should be considered. (See esp. D12, D32, D42, for examples.)
Then look at historical primary results to find the young or limping antelopes who make the best quarry---never mind the splendid liberal bucks like Busch or even Frosh with the expansive racks. We are not trophy hunters, we are stone-cold political predators looking to feed our young. For 2014, at least, a couple of key primary kills will be trophy enough.
Obviously, barring an unusually serious contest (as in a redistricting-driven battle between two incumbents), freshman and sophomore legislators are normally much more vulnerable than longtime incumbents. Carefully suss out the challengers to avoid the risk of helping replace a dud with a nightmare. Expect the most viable challengers to be the most non-committal on 2A issues. Most gun firebrands will burn out fast. Savvy pragmatism plus integrity is key, but you may need to reconcile yourself to some uncomfortable bedfellows.
Once the right target mix is found, there needs to be concentrated and coordinated fire poured into the kill zone with withering effect early: checks, carefully-managed meet-the-candidate house parties for our candidate(s), bundling more checks, volunteers, private polling and—come voting time—careful but impactful ads, and GOTV efforts in just that order.
We can thank Juice for helping us aim smartly and early with an improved chance of political effect. In terms an economist might appreciate: we seek creative destruction in Annapolis.
The very nasty liberal blog, Maryland Juice, has done us a great favor.
Looking for centrist blood, their recent post sorts and segregates Senators and Delegates, by party, district and county, according to their votes on four ‘liberal benchmark’ Annapolis bills---including support for O'Malley's God-awful 'Glock-blocking' gun law. The Juice especially highlights for punishment Democrats who departed from the party line. That’s a ready-made list of Democrats who DINOs may want to support, come primary season, if not sooner. If you're new to activism, consider building relationships with more-palatable politicians before burning bridges left and right.
http://www.marylandjuice.com/2013/04/roll-calls-md-approves-gas-tax-hike-gun.html
If after researching their record you decide to send a campaign money, or bundle checks for them, be subtle but certain they know that 2A folk don’t just threaten foes, we step up for friends—and work against foes. (In my opinion, there has been way too much in the way of empty political threats emanating from our side lately.)
PACs and their donors face a more complex set of choices with which the Juice lists help. Striking the right balance between offense and defense gets tricky. Finding districts where elected reps split on SB-281 is a good signal that 2A issues are a hefty wedge waiting to be exploited, but other proxy issues should be considered. (See esp. D12, D32, D42, for examples.)
Then look at historical primary results to find the young or limping antelopes who make the best quarry---never mind the splendid liberal bucks like Busch or even Frosh with the expansive racks. We are not trophy hunters, we are stone-cold political predators looking to feed our young. For 2014, at least, a couple of key primary kills will be trophy enough.
Obviously, barring an unusually serious contest (as in a redistricting-driven battle between two incumbents), freshman and sophomore legislators are normally much more vulnerable than longtime incumbents. Carefully suss out the challengers to avoid the risk of helping replace a dud with a nightmare. Expect the most viable challengers to be the most non-committal on 2A issues. Most gun firebrands will burn out fast. Savvy pragmatism plus integrity is key, but you may need to reconcile yourself to some uncomfortable bedfellows.
Once the right target mix is found, there needs to be concentrated and coordinated fire poured into the kill zone with withering effect early: checks, carefully-managed meet-the-candidate house parties for our candidate(s), bundling more checks, volunteers, private polling and—come voting time—careful but impactful ads, and GOTV efforts in just that order.
We can thank Juice for helping us aim smartly and early with an improved chance of political effect. In terms an economist might appreciate: we seek creative destruction in Annapolis.
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