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Originally posted by Tony Shepps
Anywho, having run a few campaigns m'self, I would recommend against it!
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Gosh, Tony is getting as cynical as Jag -- guess it's up to the old folks around here to "keep hope alive"! ;-)
I'm not so sure that with the rallying of community groups in Philly (many of which have their own mailing lists now) that it wouldn't be possible to at least affect change, if not to upset the apple cart completely. Sycamore doesn't have to affect the entire city of Philadelphia (at least right off the bat! ;-)) -- just Torresdale. And if Torresdale is like South Philly, all the groups that he's a "natural" for can probably be reached through those e-mail lists (followed up with RL visits).
Traditionally, 3rd parties in the US haven't won in the traditional sense (getting the most votes in an election), but they HAVE given new ideas and methods an airing such that they've been co-opted by the major parties and thus utimately changed US society.
So, the deal for Sycamore at this point is to not quit his day job, but nose around and see if he can affect change (until the major parties like him so much they make him an offer!). Considering how geniunely *frightened* City Hall seems to be of Hallwatch.org, I think there is more potential out there than first appears.
Talk to Edmund, the Hallwatch webmaster and see where the path takes you, Sycamore. . .