I do not like campaigning.
In both of my campaigns for a seat on the Portland City Council, I felt like a puppy sitting in a cage at the Humane Society, paws against the wire, tail wagging, eyes pleading, “Pick me! Pick me!”. I found the constant rounds of two-minute interactions [...]
October 15 was the deadline for congressional campaigns to report their fundraising totals for the three-month period from July 1 to September 30. And, as usual, the incumbents raked it in. (Here's a roundup by the O's Jeff Mapes.)
And given all the tribulations that GOPer Sid Leiken has [...]