The Annual Gab Fest is great! We need a weekend to meet and greet. But, for most of us the NN Event is either too far away or costs too much money. I'm just 6-7 hours by car from Providence, 4.5 hours by car/ train. But the round trip train ride is about $450 and two nights in a Providence hotel another $350. The weekend there costing me damn near $900 or more, including meals. Ouch. Won't be happening.
I've proposed this once or twice before, only to have had it fall on deaf ears, but I really think we need an semi-annual NN Event in all 50 states. One in the Spring, one in the Fall. The purpose of which mostly being to find out who's who in ones neck of the woods and establish some actual Networking with Libs and Dems in ones back yard. Simply a Meet & Greet, dinner, speechifying and dancing, followed by some late night strategerizing. This can all be done by checking in Fri. afternoon and checking out Sat. morning. A one-nighter. Cost? About $150-$250 for the Event (including room and dinner), plus travel. Much bang for the buck!
So, calling all kossack New Yawkers. It's way too late for NN April, but plenty of time for NN October! Let the planning begin!