Horserace speculation aside, I'm posting to appeal to people who have experience being in charge of precinct committees.
I don't know what to do. The position of precinct chairman fell into my lap after 4 of us from my precinct showed up at the county caucus.
I'll be going to district convention soon, helped the county revise the platform (did the rewrite after participating in the committee deliberations) and helped provide some entertainment for the county organization's March dinner-fundraiser.
Now what?
I'd like to set a goal: exceed the Democratic turnout in my precinct compared to 2010. It is probably a very LOW bar...
I'm in a Des Moines, Iowa metro suburb attached to a significantly red Iowa house district. We have candidatea for IA House...the Senate(neither US nor state) seat isn't up for election... sheriff, and will be pushing for Obama, plus Congressman Boswell over Boehner's GOP lackey (Latham). Both sitting congressmen are moving into a newly apportioned district - it could be considered dead even, given the blue cities(Des Moines/Council Bluffs) and the red rural areas.
If this is going to be a war, and I do think it could become something like that come this fall, I'd sure like to be prepared.
I'm not prepared.
If anyone has a thought or two about how to conduct a local campaign...I'd sure like to hear about it!
Wish me luck!
(crossposted to Bleeding Heartland)