They are getting better, "they" meaning the press: for instance, the Seattle Times conducted a fair editorial board meeting of the 9th District Candidates for Congress, but Reliability can hardly wait for the memory of Gomer Pyle to shine when they make their actual endorsement. Although, it doesn't look like the Times is going to do a pre-primary article about the sparsely covered 9th Congressional District primary for U.S. Representative where the only candidate who has any money, apparently, is the incumbent, Adam Smith. No money, no story. So one step forward for civic faith, kind of, and one step back. The Tacoma News-Tribune at least thought the race deserved an article, which they published recently, but no editorial board meeting with the candidates. Why go through the motions, after all?
Still, little mousy web journals and puerile, partisan little non-daily local news fillers couldn't so much as make a notice about the Bellevue Library Candidate Event on July 11th, yet the debates-turned-Question & Answer session was set up as planned and ultimately turned into a "Meet the Candidate" seminar of sorts, and Mark Greene spoke and met with about 30 library patrons. It doesn't sound all that productive, but that's probably as good a number as some of those town hall meetings that public officials host, not to mention that a grassroots campaign like Greene's is won one person at a time. Greene eventually went out into the broader environs of downtown Bellevue and met around 70 more people. So if everyday was like July 11th until the primary, then the campaign would be doing good -- not great, but good. This campaign could make the Top 2 depending on how many people mail back their ballots, and so far, with the media snoozing through the pre-primary this year, this might be the lowest ballot return rate for an even-numbered year primary ever, which paradoxically should help the Greene campaign. Non-coverage might be a blessing in disguise. we hope.
[revised on 7/26/14]
Still, little mousy web journals and puerile, partisan little non-daily local news fillers couldn't so much as make a notice about the Bellevue Library Candidate Event on July 11th, yet the debates-turned-Question & Answer session was set up as planned and ultimately turned into a "Meet the Candidate" seminar of sorts, and Mark Greene spoke and met with about 30 library patrons. It doesn't sound all that productive, but that's probably as good a number as some of those town hall meetings that public officials host, not to mention that a grassroots campaign like Greene's is won one person at a time. Greene eventually went out into the broader environs of downtown Bellevue and met around 70 more people. So if everyday was like July 11th until the primary, then the campaign would be doing good -- not great, but good. This campaign could make the Top 2 depending on how many people mail back their ballots, and so far, with the media snoozing through the pre-primary this year, this might be the lowest ballot return rate for an even-numbered year primary ever, which paradoxically should help the Greene campaign. Non-coverage might be a blessing in disguise. we hope.
[revised on 7/26/14]
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