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Your political involvement

Your political involvement

  • Have served in public office in the past.

    Votes: 2 5.7%

  • Am in public office right now.

    Votes: 1 2.9%

  • Running for public office.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Considering or wanting to run for office.

    Votes: 3 8.6%

  • I work for elected officials or some high ranking government job.

    Votes: 6 17.1%

  • I help out with campaigns.

    Votes: 18 51.4%

  • I have no intention of running for office.

    Votes: 13 37.1%

  • I'm not sure

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other (Please explain)

    Votes: 9 25.7%
  • Total voters
    35
I'm not partisan and I have no intention of helping any political party with their campaign and I have no intention of running for any office. Then again, I'm just 24.
 
What about "I ran for an elected office but lost." That's a common experience. Why "high-ranking government jobs"? Do you mean political appointments?
 
Tothian said:
What does interest you with politics then?
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Voting for the least ****ty people and hope they aren't screw-ups.

So that's why I pay attention.
I am not partisan and I'm not looking to join a party. I'm not looking to advertise for a party and I'm not looking to run for an office.

Generally, I want the people who I vote in power to do a good enough job so that they don't screw up my life so that I can actually achieve something that is actually worthwhile.
 
Grass roots for me. Community based projects run by the community, for the benefit of the community. Our biggest project to date is the installation of a children's play area. This year we won funding for an area near the park to have benches etc. We use our elected officials to our benefit. I call this kind of stuff 'real politics'.

Paul
 
gunner said:
Grass roots for me. Community based projects run by the community, for the benefit of the community. Our biggest project to date is the installation of a children's play area. This year we won funding for an area near the park to have benches etc. We use our elected officials to our benefit. I call this kind of stuff 'real politics'.

Paul
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I think "politics" suggests some degree of conflict among those grappling for power. What you're talking about is 'real civic engagement,' which is different, and in the grand scheme of things probably more important. On the local level I think of it more as governance and community involvement. I am a big supporter of people being most involved and passionate about their communities, states and regions, and less obsessed by national media and national politics and associated entertainment.

FYI my answer was "high ranking government job" because it came closest.
 
I just semi-retired this year. I'm a cement mason. And a lot of guys in the union are pressuring me to run for union office, a necessarily political position. But I don't want to. My wife and I have a baby on the way and right now I want to save my time for our baby. Maybe in a few years I'll run for office, and with all the union has done for me I sort of feel obligated to do so. Just not right now.
 
Neomalthusian said:
I think "politics" suggests some degree of conflict among those grappling for power. What you're talking about is 'real civic engagement,' which is different, and in the grand scheme of things probably more important. On the local level I think of it more as governance and community involvement. I am a big supporter of people being most involved and passionate about their communities, states and regions, and less obsessed by national media and national politics and associated entertainment.

FYI my answer was "high ranking government job" because it came closest.
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What I've found surprising is how our group, because of the sizeable amount of support, gets a lot of engagement from councillors and those with control over the purse strings. So is this not a form of 'grappling for power'? Of course, not in the conventional adversarial sense. Our main achievement to-date was to enter a 'bidding war' with like minded community groups, where by we put forward the best case and won £60.000 up-grade to our community park.

Paul
 
I love to work on political campaigns and have done so countless times and at many levels (local to Presidential). I enjoy the campaigns although I can't stand the partisanship.
 
for me too, other, I have voted every single time an election came around.
 
Ive worked, volunteered, and interned on campaigns. The rest of what i do is confidential.
 
I have actively worked on a campaign for an elected office as well as on multiple committees and advocacy organizations.
 
Tothian said:
Please vote and add your thoughts.
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I worked on both of Perot's campaigns, 1992 and 96 and in 1996 I was a Perot elector for the state of Georgia. Had Ross won Georgia I would have cast one electoral vote for him. Outside of that my political activity has been just voting in each and every election beginning with my first presidential vote for Barry Goldwater in 1964.
 
Tothian said:
Please vote and add your thoughts.
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I am a mid-level Illuminati member and have attended many Bilderberger meetings as an observer. Therefore I have more political influence in international politics than Obama.
 
Perotista said:
I worked on both of Perot's campaigns, 1992 and 96 and in 1996 I was a Perot elector for the state of Georgia. Had Ross won Georgia I would have cast one electoral vote for him. Outside of that my political activity has been just voting in each and every election beginning with my first presidential vote for Barry Goldwater in 1964.
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A few years ago I was at a local political event standing there shooting the breeze with nice, congenial grey haired gent. A little way into the conversation he stuck out his hand and said, "Nice to meet you. I'm Barry Goldwater."

I had already stuck out my hand but double checked myself and took a good look at him to make sure I hadn't been talking to some kook. He sure looked like Barry Goldwater and the words "I thought you were dead" were on my lips when he said "Junior".:lamo
 
Proud South Korean said:
I am a mid-level Illuminati member and have attended many Bilderberger meetings as an observer. Therefore I have more political influence in international politics than Obama.
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At the rate he's going it won't be long before a cucumber has more international influence than Obama:lol:
 
Lutherf said:
A few years ago I was at a local political event standing there shooting the breeze with nice, congenial grey haired gent. A little way into the conversation he stuck out his hand and said, "Nice to meet you. I'm Barry Goldwater."

I had already stuck out my hand but double checked myself and took a good look at him to make sure I hadn't been talking to some kook. He sure looked like Barry Goldwater and the words "I thought you were dead" were on my lips when he said "Junior".:lamo
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LOL, good one. It is always nice to get a good chuckle now and then.
 
I vote, I remain informed, I occasionally will help if I believe in a candidate, and I participate in political research groups which pay well and are an entertaining way to spend an evening.
 
I'm more of a behind the scenes kind of person, and as I said in a previous post served on a planning commission once (and would do it again), but I have zero interest in volunteering to help a campaign. Maybe because I have so few candidates that I really believe (in).
 
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