Money is the mother’s milk of politics. We all understand that you can’t run a campaign without it. You may be able to do it for less than your opponent, but you still need cash. Here’s an idea to get you started fast.
Hold a Business Round Table Meeting and invite 10-20 small business owners that are negatively impacted by the direction our federal government is heading. Choose a topic of particular interest to these businessmen (National Healthcare, Cap & Trade, etc.) and invite a couple of locally based and well respected experts in the field of the chosen topic and ask them to address it. Invite the businessmen to share their thoughts and concerns. Come prepared with a well thought out solution and be very clear about your proposal(s). At the end, let them know that you indeed share their concerns and that as a candidate for office you will do everything in your power to oppose the negative measures proposed. Then state, “ladies and gentlemen, as your [congressman/senator/governor] I need your support to reverse the current direction of our government. We have three more weeks for this campaign fundraising quarter and I’m $35,000 short of my goal. I would appreciate your donations of the maximum amount allowable. Thank you.” Then sit down and let them get their checkbooks out.
