It’s been interesting to watch the race for National Committeeman unfold, as the campaigns being waged have been as different as the canddiates themselves.
Challenger Shawn Steel has stuck to what’s worked time and again in CRP races. Highlight what you’ve done – in Shawn’s case shinging a light on having narrowed the registration gap in the state, and having overseen the Party the last time we picked up any Legislative seats. Showcase endorsements. For Shawn that being an overwhelming majority of State Assemblymen, and bunches and bunches of other electeds and County Chairs. Shawn has put together a very strong race, one you’d frankly normally only expect from an incumbent. If Shawn turns his people out, or gathers their Proxies, (and there’s no reason to expect he won’t) he’s in good shape.
Incumbent Tim Morgan is running, let’s say, a more low key, more unconventional race. Instead of touting endorsements en masse, building to a crescendo with displays of support nearing the Convention, Tim has chosen to really only trumpet one endorsement (that I can recall) and instead fill delegates’ email boxes with odd news clippings – ranging from the UCLA Daily Bruin (no joke) to reports on the State of the Union.
I have to say that for an incumbent, and someone charged with being part of the leadership that runs campaigns for our Party at the State and National levels, I’m left puzzled with the race Tim is running for himself. After all, if you can’t run your own campaign, why is anyone to believe you can run them for anyone else?