Our local paper, the Times Union, has a great blog called Capitol Confidential. In a recent post, their lead blogger Liz Benjamin mentions the Democratic challenger in the district next to mine bragging about how much money she’s raised.
That’s what I want from my elected official. Someone who is good at fundraising. It’s always nice to see someone in the Capital Region campaigning on money from rich New York City liberals, or from PACs and local business interests.
I’m taking the opposite tack. At this point I am not accepting campaign contributions. I might change my mind, but it’s not likely. I’m trying to send a message about not wasting money. The political process of whoring for money (a bipartisan tradition) contrasts sharply with that message.
