Oshkosh Labor Chicks are back, and still blogging
Relatively silent for some time, the Oshkosh Labor Chicks want people to know they’re blogging more frequently these days and one of their most recent entries talks about the endorsement process of the Winnebago County Labor Council in the Oshkosh Area School District Board of Education race and the flap made about it by one of the candidates in that race.
Earlier this month, Michelle Monte posted on her blog her commentary as it related to the endorsements by the Labor Council and in which she “questioned” the process they used to make their endorsements. She then went on to say “Over the last few years, I have heard all kinds of rationales about endorsements. I am curious as to how much weight they really play in voters (sic) minds.”
One of the Oshkosh Labor Chicks, in her above-referenced post, responded to this “question” by saying “It constantly amazes me when someone running for political office says that endorsements don't mean anything. Yet, the discussions and hand wringing over the endorsements and the press release associated with them makes me think that is not true. If WCLC endorsements are baseless and meaningless, then why are you whining about not getting endorsed? Hmmmm??????”
Though Monte “cleverly” avoided giving her own personal position, she gives the impression – in a sour grapes sort of way – that she thinks endorsements don’t play that much of a role in elections. So I’ll follow up the Labor Chicks’ question with one of my own: If Mrs. Monte doesn’t think endorsements affect elections that much, why does she bother listing her supporters on her blog site? For that matter, why does any candidate publish their supporters’ names on their campaign materials? While it is certainly a way of thanking people, it’s obviously done for others to see and, I’m sure to a great degree, to influence votes. If it doesn’t actually mean anything in the grand scheme of elections, why not just send a simple thank-you note to your supporters? It’s more personal (you know, they say the art of sending letters and cards is dying in this techno age) and certainly less boastful. Nor does it have any of those annoying ulterior motives.
Earlier this month, Michelle Monte posted on her blog her commentary as it related to the endorsements by the Labor Council and in which she “questioned” the process they used to make their endorsements. She then went on to say “Over the last few years, I have heard all kinds of rationales about endorsements. I am curious as to how much weight they really play in voters (sic) minds.”
One of the Oshkosh Labor Chicks, in her above-referenced post, responded to this “question” by saying “It constantly amazes me when someone running for political office says that endorsements don't mean anything. Yet, the discussions and hand wringing over the endorsements and the press release associated with them makes me think that is not true. If WCLC endorsements are baseless and meaningless, then why are you whining about not getting endorsed? Hmmmm??????”
Though Monte “cleverly” avoided giving her own personal position, she gives the impression – in a sour grapes sort of way – that she thinks endorsements don’t play that much of a role in elections. So I’ll follow up the Labor Chicks’ question with one of my own: If Mrs. Monte doesn’t think endorsements affect elections that much, why does she bother listing her supporters on her blog site? For that matter, why does any candidate publish their supporters’ names on their campaign materials? While it is certainly a way of thanking people, it’s obviously done for others to see and, I’m sure to a great degree, to influence votes. If it doesn’t actually mean anything in the grand scheme of elections, why not just send a simple thank-you note to your supporters? It’s more personal (you know, they say the art of sending letters and cards is dying in this techno age) and certainly less boastful. Nor does it have any of those annoying ulterior motives.
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