Walking for Donna…

Went out and walked a precinct today for Donna Frye, for the July 26th special election in San Diego for mayor. I think she’s the only shot at cleaning out the financial problems and corruption in the city’s budget and pension fund. Got to meet Donna at a luncheon afterwords, and also Francine Busby

and the candidate who is challenging Duncan Hunter,Jim Hester, (web site should be up in the next week or two). So it was an interesting morning. I hadn’t ever done anything with politics before this year, so it’s all a learning experience for me.

For anyone who is unhappy with the way things are, you need to get out there and volunteer. The one thing that is really needed most of all is the boots on the ground, the face-to-face contact. We talked with many people who were undecided voters, and they needed to know about the candidates. We talked with Republicans sick of Republican corruption who were happily supporting Donna Frye. The mayor’s race is non-partisan, but she is endorsed by the Democratic party. We talked with people who were new to the area and didn’t understand the issues. The Republicans have professional paid staffers to do this – the Democrats don’t, and need volunteers. If you have any time at all to get out there and make a difference, please do it.