Margaret Hastings wrote: > I was talking with a friend last night about our surprise > that Mayor Rybak has not cancelled his fundraiser at the Kaplan's. > We figured that the two article in the Strib...and the > clear fact that he has broken another campaign promise would > result in his advisors coaching him to cancel.
> It would be the smart thing to do. The smart thing to do would not be to cancel, they should just drop the donation requirement and extend invitations to a wider group of supporters. Why? 1. This would put the mayor back in line with his previous commitments. 2. People attending with the knowledge that a donation had been expected would be inclined to make that contribution in the future. 3. If you extended open invitations you would make more people feel that they were still respected (and they would be more likely to volunteer for the next campaign). It is unlikely that open invitations will result in too many people showing up, but of course if you're only interested in the "right" people you could have a problem. But, it might be the case that the mayor's advisors have already decided that they can write off the grassroots supporters and only need the big money people at this point. Like, who's going to run against Rybak next election anyway? Lisa? The only way she could win is if there's a major disaster or indictments. I think that R.T. could have an affair with an intern and still win. Michael Atherton Prospect Park REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
