The Race For Governor - Outreach

One of the best experiences I've had was being part of a political campaign. Lets just make it known that while I refuse to run my city council campaign with any money, the candidates for governor all have monetary donation requests. So, it is what you can do WITH their campaign that actually makes all the difference. If you have seen the candidates and wish to work with them, I'm going to let you know the other options they have on their websites which are listed here:
http://rhkinc.blogspot.com/2009/07/candidates-websites.html

Alright, lets start with Donna Dion's options:
None. You can't even subscribe to campaign updates yet.

Lynne Williams: You can subcribe for updates, but nothing else so far.

Dawn Hill: Her volunteer page sends you to a customized automated response with the following options:
Be a Volunteer Captain
Go Door to Door - Canvass
Host a House Gathering
Make a Donation
Make Phone Calls
Place a sign in my yard
Request Sticker for my Car
Tweet or Blog about Rep. Dawn Hill
Will volunteer in general
Willing spread the word in my community
Write to My Local Newspaper

Steve Rowe:
Host a House Party
Make Phone Calls
Go Door to Door
Make a Donation
Write to My Local Newspaper
Be a Volunteer Captain
Blog about Steve
Put Up Yard Signs
Put On a Bumper Sticker

He also has this question:
May We Use Your Name Publicly as a Rowe Supporter?

I suggest you mark no. If you want to support someone, you can support them publicly by volunteering. However, in the political environment we have it could be dangerous, and releasing those names could create a possible hit list for opponents (as in, you could become critisized just for being on his list).

Rosa Scarcelli has the following ambiguous choice:
General Volunteer

Les Otten:
go door to door
make phone calls
host a house party
work my neighborhood
attend event
blog
volunteer at HG
write my local paper (declare support)
place sticker on my car
help out in other ways

Matt Jacobson is lacking in opportunities right now.

Lastly, Bruce Poliquin:
Go Door-to-Door
Make a Donation
Make Phone Calls
Talk to Others About Bruce
Work My Neighborhood
Attend Events
Put Sign in My Yard
Blog About Bruce
Place Sticker on My Car
Help Out in Other Ways
Host House Party
Volunteer at Our HQ
Write My Local Newspaper


So, the scoreboard has Bruce Poliquin in the lead with 13 options.
In second place:Dawn Hill with 11.
Third goes to: Les Otten with 10.
Fourth: Steve Rowe with 9.
Fifth: Rosa Scarcelli with 1.
The rest do not qualify for the scoreboard.

Congradulations Bruce Poliquin. A year and four months before the election you are giving voters the most options to be involved in your campaign. I thus award you the first ever Life Blog Award for Campaign Involvement Opportunities.

The reason I decided to count them was because getting supporters involved is an important part of making certain that your campaign has what it takes to win. If you don't have positions on the issues to get people out there then you won't win an election. You need to stand out. The best way to stand out it to have your supporters out there for you. These options make it easy for supporters to get involved. The more options the more people you can reach out to in order to have them get involved. "General volunteer" is intimidating. It could mean go door-to-door, or clean the HQ toilets. Poliquin's options allow his campaign to know who to go to for certain things and know their supports will enjoy doing it. Poliquin continues to have the best outreach of all the candidates so far.