While watching the "We Are One" concert on HBO this afternoon, I realized how much I want to be in Washington D.C. to observe the historic moment on Tuesday of the Inauguration of President-Elect Barrack Obama and Vice President-Elect Joe Biden. I've met Joe Biden briefly during my stint with the DNCC in Boston and what you see is what you get. He is a man of class and character and he will make a great Vice President.
On an aside, I have always wondered what it would take to win a congressional seat. In really boils down to three things, (1) money, (2) timing, and (3) connections. Depending on the district and the level of competition, it is not out of the ordinary for a congressional campaign to spend somewhere between $750,000 to $1,000,000. But seeing that two other William Randalls have been elected to Congress, it doesn't seem impossible. The first William H. Randall was a Representative from Kentucky from 1863 to 1867 and a member of the Unconditional Unionist party. The second William J. Randall was a Representative from Missouri from 1959 to 1977, a Democrat, and a close personal friend to Harry Truman. Both were lawyers.
As for me, I have a law degree with my bar admission pending, I've been a staff member to multiple Democratic National Conventions, and I've had to handle the media and think on my feet. I think this millennium needs a William Randall in Congress. Unfortunately, the timing is kinda bad and the district I would like to run in has an incumbent that has been in office since 1999 and consistently ranks as one of the most corrupt members of Congress by CREW. Not to mention the money and connection issues. But, I do think that there is an opportunity here and it may just take a little work to be successful.
As for now, I'm going to keep this idea on the back burner. But who knows? When the timing is right and money is there I'm going to jump at the chance.
WDR.
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