:SIREN: VOTE RICHARD "DICK" WOLF FOR TEXAS HOUSE DISTRICT 63 :SIREN:

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The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

slouch posted:

https://voterguide.dallasnews.com/2018-primary/races/40/#candidates=candidate-82,candidate-83

here's the page, they finally put it up. not sure why my photo is missing i will be contacting someone about that tonight

Dear god, you have twice the specific policy discussion in half the goddamn words.

EDIT: gently caress it, you've earned my :10bux:

The Dipshit has issued a correction as of 17:28 on Jan 20, 2018

# ¿ Jan 20, 2018 17:24

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# ¿ May 11, 2024 08:33

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

Taintrunner posted:

I�m not loving kidding either

1. I approve.
2. poo poo son, you sober?

# ¿ Jan 23, 2018 15:00

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

So will the first scandal of your reign in piss involve lending your name to controversial penny arcade comics?

For those who live happier lives:
https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/08/11

# ¿ Jan 23, 2018 16:50

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

slouch posted:

other than that just watching other dems argue online about whether or not the Kennedy kid should be the Future of the Democratic Party.

Gently remind them that Clinton lost partially on the fact that she was trading on her husband's name and voters loving dunked on Jeb! during the last presidential primary. Dynasties are a great way to turn off a gently caress ton of people. The odds of me ever voting for a rich man's son NOT named Franklin Delanor Roosevelt are pretty much poo poo.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2018 02:32

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

slouch posted:

another quiet day of tossing and turning in bed. scheduled some stuff. also did a finance reporting thing and i want to give a quick shout out to all the people working in the military industrial complex. y'all are by far the number 1 most common industry contributing to my campaign (aside from college students)

Making weapons pays the bills.

:murder:

EDIT: \/\/\/\/ I mean, I'M not joking. I'd rather be doing other things than weapons, but yeah, I like both food and shelter at the same time.

The Dipshit has issued a correction as of 19:46 on Feb 5, 2018

# ¿ Feb 5, 2018 17:19

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

I work for the Department of Energy, I sincerely hope that there will be no demonstration of the product. I came in under Obama, who wasn't so massively stupid as to even think of ever using them.

Hell, I was hoping to work in decommissioning them (except the down-blending plant got robbed by the contractors, lol), but it still is working with WMDs, no matter what way you slice it.

The Dipshit has issued a correction as of 20:55 on Feb 5, 2018

# ¿ Feb 5, 2018 20:53

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

Ruzihm posted:

I think the sentiment of "pls put the money used for my wages into a non mic industry and then let me work there" is a more common sentiment than people realize

This. So much of engineering work done in the U.S. touches the MIC, it's nuts.

# ¿ Feb 5, 2018 20:59

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

zeal posted:

if people like the nuclear nerd actually felt that way they could always loving quit

That doesn't make the stockpile go away, now does it?

What apparently unambiguously moral job do you do?

# ¿ Feb 5, 2018 22:51

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

zeal posted:

i'm a history teacher

i help new generations learn about all the damage people like you have done

I don't think that it'd be an unambiguously moral profession if you are teaching state mandated curriculum, unless things have changes massively since I've last looked.

Nor have you a good answer for what to do with the currently existing problem.

# ¿ Feb 5, 2018 22:59

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

# ¿ Feb 10, 2018 02:55

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

Also, what kind of gun? AK-74?

# ¿ Feb 10, 2018 03:40

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

Will the horse be a Mike Pence free horse?

# ¿ Feb 22, 2018 19:46

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

Zoran posted:

dear dick wolf, will you continue to shitpost on our dead gay forum if you are elected to public office

This is a pressing issue for me as well. I'd love for a campaign commitment for "Shitposting from the Texas State House." My next tranche of donations relies on it!

# ¿ Feb 23, 2018 15:25

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

Skyl3lazer posted:

National attention

Noice.

# ¿ Mar 1, 2018 01:15

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

R. Guyovich posted:

unpopular opinion but the dictatorship of the teen meme seems like a glib way to shift responsibility for making the world not suck to inexperienced people more likely to get overwhelmed and give up

I always thought of it as a hope-for-the-future kind of meme, with a little "the kids are alright" thrown in.

Also, what happened to your AV? Wasn't it a pig just recently?

# ¿ Mar 1, 2018 15:52

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

All I demand out of OUR TEENS is to use contraceptives. Everything else is gravy.

# ¿ Mar 1, 2018 15:59

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

tower time posted:

im permabanned poster electionstomper58. i first started reading lf when i was about 12. by 14 i got really obsessed with the concept of "socialism" and tried to channel it constantly, until my thought process got really bizarre and i would repeat things like "healthcare for all" and "gay luxury space communism" in my head for hours, and i would get really paranoid, start seeing things in the corners of my eyes etc, basically prodromal schizophrenia. im now on antipsychotics. i always wondered what the kind of "ironic" style of c-spam humor was all about; i think it's the unconscious leaking in to the conscious, what jungian theory considered to be the cause of schizophrenic and schizotypal syptoms. i would advise all people who "get" c-spam to be careful because that likely means you have a predisposition to a mental illness. peace.

# ¿ Mar 3, 2018 18:28

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

Good luck crazy internet poster.

# ¿ Mar 6, 2018 02:02

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

# ¿ Mar 6, 2018 19:19

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

# ¿ Mar 6, 2018 21:01

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

slouch posted:

hi yall it looks like i have definitively lost really badly. this is an extremely regrettable outcome in my opinion. i appreciate all the support i have had from my poster friends along the way. i will do a more complete post script to the race tomorrow. it was overall a good experience and now i at least know that Texas is an irredeemable shithole with bad taste

Eh? You also have decades longer to work at entering politics. Time to join the DSA/other activist organization and get some activist work and politicking done. One day the history books may speak of the Dick Wolf political machine.

And sure, Texas is a shithole with bad taste, but I wouldn't call it irredeemable. You might be an old when it gets better, but hey, that's a good career goal.

Jose posted:

time to hook up with all teh texan moms who liked you

Also this.

# ¿ Mar 7, 2018 13:46

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# ¿ May 11, 2024 08:33

The Dipshit: Dec 21, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

slouch posted:

hey yall sorry for being so mia lately. i promise i am still alive and everything. losing was insanely embarrassing and was quickly followed by my (now ex) girlfriend deciding that she would rather pursue sex work than our relationship. it's been an emotionally difficult month and a half. unfortunately a lot of the other political races in my area did not end up going to my preferred candidates. i was hoping that if i lost i would be able to work for another "life raft" campaign but there hasn't been much available. that said, continuing to stay active has been keeping me somewhat sane recently. i've been doing graphic design type poo poo for the local party and some other candidates. i got added to the county's coordinated campaign comittee and have somehow been given the ability and authority to mass text every single person who voted in the primaries, which has been amusing so far. there was also the local town candidates forum i was the moderator for, which gave me the opportunity to bring up issues like affordable housing. since it was mostly republican candidates they all said that It Was All Up To The Free Market but this got a pretty negative reaction from the audience. i would also really like to get involved more heavily in a DSA organization, either Denton's or the general north texas group. anyway all of this is to say that i'm trying to keep myself busy.

anyway here are some takeaways from my Campaign Experience

1: i did a poor job of reaching out to un-engaged voters
something that we saw across the county was a lot more voter participation from people who weren't involved in the party or any campaign events than we expected. a lot of this was driven by suburban area moms who are probably not too happy with the donald. this led to a lot of voting by name, and female candidates ended up taking every contested primary they were involved in. some people have been grumpy about gender based voting but tbh i think it's pretty dope for women who are running for office. ultimately it falls on me for not getting my name and platform out there to those voters. i'm not exactly sure what i could have done to accomplish this goal but that's kinda my job as a candidate. fwiw pretty much everyone who was actually involved in the party supported and voted for me in the end.

2: you probably don't need a ton of money to run a primary campaign
yall donated way too much money to me lol. i ended up donating about 1.8k of my leftover campaign funds to North Texas Dream Team, an organization that does a bunch to support DACA recipients. (i probably should have just kept the money for myself but it seemed inappropriate) my biggest campaign cost was the billboard thing, and it was probably an unnecessary expense. doing in person events and online advertising can both be done for pretty cheap. i have no idea what amount of cash i would need to run an effective general election campaign but if you are considering running yourself you really don't need to worry about having enough money in the early stages. fundraising will come more easily post-primary when you really need to start spending. this is especially true if you can manage to leverage traditional media to advertise yourself for free.

3: running is fun
it's pretty exciting. if you aren't afraid of speaking in public definitely give it a shot. you will meet a bunch of nice people and maybe even make some new friends. even my idiot autism brain was able to handle it. there will probably be a bunch of stupid drama happening but it's pretty easy to ignore. just be a decent person and things will be fine. most people want to like you and will be friendly.

4: people definitely are ready for left wing politics
my biggest worry going into this was that the local democratic party would not be comfortable with my political ideology. this ended up not being a problem at all. people really want to hear bold policy goals and will respond positively if you present your ideas in a way that makes sense. my only hope is that the national party learns this one before the upcoming presidential election. the old paradigm of "safe" politics has been pretty much shattered among voters which is an exciting prospect for anyone who wants to push a less traditional political platform. the sooner we acknowledge and begin working under this new political landscape the better.

5: working "within the system" can affect change
this is something that is kinda contentious within left wing circles but i strongly believe it to be true. political power requires organization and the easiest way to get it is to take advantage of the political organizations already in place. i don't mean to say that everyone should just support bad dems or whatever, though. accomplishing anything worthwhile will end up taking a bunch of work. but it only takes a few well organized people and a decent speaker to make an impact. i would really like to see orgs like the DSA pushing hard in 2019 to get candidates on the ballot across the country. having lost the election might take away a bit from this one but i've personally seen my local democrat party go from mostly just being anti-trump to actively supporting affordable housing initiatives, minimum wage increases, supporting the abolish-ICE movement, medicare for all, etc. getting these ideas out there and seeding people who are willing to make poo poo happen throughout the establishment would be extremely effective in achieving change. the left really needs to begin developing a network of people in establishment positions of power. protesting on the streets would be much more effective if there were also supportive people in the rooms where decisions get made. this is especially true right now, as politicians and bureaucrats currently have no incentive to actually listen to critical voices. this is not meant to take away from the importance and value of grassroots activism - both realms of political activity work best when they can support each other & work together/

6: give people stuff to do
this is more of a general organizing principal that i've learned. the best way to engage a group is to make sure that everyone has a chance to feel like they are doing something productive. create opportunities for people to do small things, make it as easy as possible for people to get involved in taking on bigger jobs, and definitely schedule social events so that people stay connected with each other. it's easy to feel useless and feeling useless just leads to burnout. having too much stuff to do is a much better problem to have than under-scheduling and letting people forget that they are valuable parts of something important.

anyway that's all i've got for right now. thanks to everybody itt for being supportive and kind to me. obviously i wish i had won, but i don't feel like the time spent has been wasted at all. it would have been really funny to put on a good show in the general election though. and when i run again in 2020 seriously don't throw your money away until after the primary is over, okay?

Copy this and paste it into an email to the Denton and NTX DSA email lists as a retrospective of a leftist candidate.

# ¿ Apr 17, 2018 18:35

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