Last Wednesday I attended my first meeting of the 5th District Democrats. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but that was part of the fun…
As I walked into the meeting room I had a sudden observation to those that were at the meeting – a good majority were older citizens. Now, I’m not sure the reason for this – and we can all hypothesize why, but this will be part of my thinking moving forward. What makes the older generation more involved in the local politics? Well, at least in this district organization. A fascinating obvious observation that has deeper meaning I’m sure.
Throughout the meeting I purposely took a ’sponge’ role – I wanted to listen, observe and understand how the group worked and the issues they discussed. I was pleased to listen to the various opinions on topics such as super delegates, caucus vs. primary and ‘what issue matters most to you in your community’. It was also fascinating to listen to the different candidates that are running for election in 2008. Judges, state senate – these are the people that putting their name on the line, their income on the line – to earn and maintain the faith and understanding of the people….that’s great!
In the end, I left excited and motivated to continue this journey. I kept my PCO application in my folder, but after a nights sleep, I woke up and confirmed my intuition, I want to be my local PCO. As I go through that process I’ll keep you updated.
