Comments on: Austin’s Campaign Update http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:07:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: mannightspee http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-783485 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:42:06 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-783485 boat no we dog water key house this usa watch clean girl pets boat no we dog water key house this usa watch clean girl pets

]]> by: Taking Office… ¦ Crack The Vote http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-88742 Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:16:56 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-88742 [...] For anyone who was unaware, I was a candidate for this local nonpartisan office and I won with 54%—90,918 raw votes—in the November election. [...] [...] For anyone who was unaware, I was a candidate for this local nonpartisan office and I won with 54%—90,918 raw votes—in the November election. [...]

]]> by: Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » Taking Office… http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-87153 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:23:21 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-87153 [...] For anyone who was unaware, I was a candidate for this local nonpartisan office and I won with 54%—90,918 raw votes—in the November election. [...] [...] For anyone who was unaware, I was a candidate for this local nonpartisan office and I won with 54%—90,918 raw votes—in the November election. [...]

]]> by: Austin Cassidy http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-59390 Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:41:11 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-59390 I didn't see you at the last few board meetings, was hoping we could have met then. You're quite right about signs only being a very small part of winning elections, it's going to be about meeting people one-on-one and earning their trust. Good luck, Albert. I didn’t see you at the last few board meetings, was hoping we could have met then. You’re quite right about signs only being a very small part of winning elections, it’s going to be about meeting people one-on-one and earning their trust. Good luck, Albert.

]]> by: opposition http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-59386 Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:26:21 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-59386 It has been fun running against you Austin. It is a shame that you and I can not meet for a debate on the issues or even meet. The campaign I am running is very localized, meet and greet. I can remember in 2004, when I lost, I put out almost 1000 signs and was defeated by 19,000 votes. In 2000 when I ran I put out 100 signs and won by 26,000 votes(go fiqure). Soil an Water is like no other political office the voters are tired when they get to our race and sometimes don't vote. Almost 40% of the voters in 2004 didn't vote for Soil and Water candidate. This year with the endorsement of AFL-CIO, Fraternal Order of Police, and The Jacksonville FireFighters, and several City Council memebers this years election will be interesting. Whatever the outcome Good Luck!!!!! It has been fun running against you Austin. It is a shame that you and I can not meet for a debate on the issues or even meet. The campaign I am running is very localized, meet and greet. I can remember in 2004, when I lost, I put out almost 1000 signs and was defeated by 19,000 votes. In 2000 when I ran I put out 100 signs and won by 26,000 votes(go fiqure). Soil an Water is like no other political office the voters are tired when they get to our race and sometimes don’t vote. Almost 40% of the voters in 2004 didn’t vote for Soil and Water candidate. This year with the endorsement of AFL-CIO, Fraternal Order of Police, and The Jacksonville FireFighters, and several City Council memebers this years election will be interesting. Whatever the outcome Good Luck!!

]]> by: Austin Cassidy http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56708 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:39:45 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56708 Hehe, well quality-wise Kia's are worse than Toyota's... It probably has 20,000 miles on it and it makes noise like my VW which has 110,000. UA, not a bad idea about the thank you cards. I feel bad trying to "pump" people for money, but it's possible to do it in a nice way I guess. :) Thanks for the well wishes Gary! Joey, our door-to-door strategy is extremely limited. We'll be hitting some doors of voters who live in locations where we'ld like to place a yard sign... at the corner of a major street, etc. And we might do a drop of doorknockers, but that's in the air right now. Since this is an at-large seat it covers all of Duval County, which is about the same size as the nation of Luxembourg... a bit under 1,000 square miles. The population is around 800,000... with 540,000 registered voters. I'm expecting turn out of at least 200,000 for this election. Door-to-door just isn't possible in a meaningful way and the limited volunteer strength I have is going to be mostly put into sign-waving and working actual polling places. My opponent has a network of support, but it's not overwhelming. He was elected to the board in 2000 and defeated for re-election in 2004. So this is his comeback attempt, and he's working pretty hard. He probably has some limited name recognition because of his previous campaigns as well. On the plus side I have the official support of 2 local Soil and Water Supervisors as well as the backing of a few notable local companies as donors to my campaign. Hehe, well quality-wise Kia’s are worse than Toyota’s… It probably has 20,000 miles on it and it makes noise like my VW which has 110,000.

UA, not a bad idea about the thank you cards. I feel bad trying to “pump” people for money, but it’s possible to do it in a nice way I guess. :)

Thanks for the well wishes Gary!

Joey, our door-to-door strategy is extremely limited. We’ll be hitting some doors of voters who live in locations where we’ld like to place a yard sign… at the corner of a major street, etc. And we might do a drop of doorknockers, but that’s in the air right now.

Since this is an at-large seat it covers all of Duval County, which is about the same size as the nation of Luxembourg… a bit under 1,000 square miles. The population is around 800,000… with 540,000 registered voters. I’m expecting turn out of at least 200,000 for this election. Door-to-door just isn’t possible in a meaningful way and the limited volunteer strength I have is going to be mostly put into sign-waving and working actual polling places.

My opponent has a network of support, but it’s not overwhelming. He was elected to the board in 2000 and defeated for re-election in 2004. So this is his comeback attempt, and he’s working pretty hard. He probably has some limited name recognition because of his previous campaigns as well. On the plus side I have the official support of 2 local Soil and Water Supervisors as well as the backing of a few notable local companies as donors to my campaign.

]]> by: undercover_anarchist http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56690 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:33:10 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56690 My bad, a Kia. Is that better or worse? My bad, a Kia. Is that better or worse?

]]> by: undercover_anarchist http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56689 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:32:36 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56689 Doesn't bother me. I thought you guys would have jumped ship when you saw that his girlfriend (is that even allowed in CP orthodoxy?) drives a Toyota. Doesn’t bother me. I thought you guys would have jumped ship when you saw that his girlfriend (is that even allowed in CP orthodoxy?) drives a Toyota.

]]> by: Gary Odom http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56684 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:03:14 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56684 I respect Mr. Hacker, but in reference to that comment about yard signs way back up there, I bet Hacker was referring to higher profile elections. My feeling is that most people running for the soil and water board are not household names and any visible name identification is helpful. Congratulations, Austin! You've put quite a coalition of supporters together here. I wonder if it upsets undercover_anarchist that some of us Constitution Party types wish you well, too! Good luck in your campaign! I respect Mr. Hacker, but in reference to that comment about yard signs way back up there, I bet Hacker was referring to higher profile elections. My feeling is that most people running for the soil and water board are not household names and any visible name identification is helpful.

Congratulations, Austin! You’ve put quite a coalition of supporters together here. I wonder if it upsets undercover_anarchist that some of us Constitution Party types wish you well, too!

Good luck in your campaign!

]]> by: Joey Dauben http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56631 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 02:57:27 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56631 What's your door-to-door strategy looking like? This entrenched incumbent might have a network already. What are your efforts on that front, Austin? What’s your door-to-door strategy looking like? This entrenched incumbent might have a network already. What are your efforts on that front, Austin?

]]> by: undercover_anarchist http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56629 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 02:00:35 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56629 Austin - You ought to send out thank you notes beforehand, as in ASAP. Explain in the notes how your campaign has spent the money it has taken in so far, and what you could do with just a little bit more. Include a donation envelope, of course! This is a good tactic for getting repeat donors! Austin – You ought to send out thank you notes beforehand, as in ASAP. Explain in the notes how your campaign has spent the money it has taken in so far, and what you could do with just a little bit more. Include a donation envelope, of course! This is a good tactic for getting repeat donors!

]]> by: undercover_anarchist http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56595 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:20:12 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56595 No donation is too small, especially in a campaign of this nature. No donation is too small, especially in a campaign of this nature.

]]> by: Will http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56592 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:33:04 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56592 I might be able to give $10 or $20. I might be able to give $10 or $20.

]]> by: Austin Cassidy http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56589 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:23:24 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56589 UA, I received it this morning... thank you again. And Darcy as well. You guys are great. For Cowboy Will, Phil, and the others who've asked... there's a link at the bottom of this post called "The PayPal Donation Link" that you can use. Or just go to the VoteCassidy.com campaign site and you can do it there. I originally had tried to have a PayPal "Donate Now" button in this post, but it kept breaking so I had to replace it with that text link. Again, thanks to everyone who've offered and donated... this is going to help A LOT. UA, I received it this morning… thank you again. And Darcy as well. You guys are great.

For Cowboy Will, Phil, and the others who’ve asked… there’s a link at the bottom of this post called “The PayPal Donation Link” that you can use. Or just go to the VoteCassidy.com campaign site and you can do it there. I originally had tried to have a PayPal “Donate Now” button in this post, but it kept breaking so I had to replace it with that text link.

Again, thanks to everyone who’ve offered and donated… this is going to help A LOT.

]]> by: undercover_anarchist http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56453 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 06:08:38 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/10/17/austins-campaign-update/#comment-56453 My donation has been made. Good luck! My donation has been made.

Good luck!

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