I find it hard to believe, but I feel I must introduce myself. I am what you call a super voter. I reliably vote in all elections, including local school district bond elections.
I am a Democrat. You might have noticed me at district meetings. I have attended state conventions. I once traveled 200 miles to attend a committee meeting, only to be told I could not participate because our district chairman had not filed the paperwork saying I was coming to represent our district.
Four years ago, I traveled 200 miles to pick up yard signs for our town because the incumbent running for reelection to congress had no presence in our area. (He lost.)
I regularly volunteer to phone bank, although I can no longer walk enough to do door-to-door canvassing. I volunteer to host fundraisers. Our corner lot on fairly busy streets is normally plastered with yard signs this time of year.
Until I recently said, "Enough!" I received your countless e-mails asking for donations. You apparently remember me well enough for that.
We have two statewide candidates with a good chance of winning: Bud Sinner's kid running for congress and Ryan Taylor for Ag Commissioner. I offered to host a fundraiser for both of them. Taylor's campaign said they would contact me in a month -- five months ago. Sinner's campaign never responded.
The election is in two weeks. I have not been contacted by any campaign other than the corporate-sponsored ballot measures. We have no yard signs. I have never once received an e-mail saying so-and-so will be in your area, can you come out to show support? If Ryan or Sinner or any other candidate have been in the area, I - a dedicated, committed Democrat - am blissfully unaware.
If this is how campaigns are being waged, nothing but a constant bombardment of e-mail requests for money, then you are probably better off ignoring us. You know, the voters. I am just curious. If you are not really running a campaign, what do you do with the money you get from all those e-mails?