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How to increase attendance at Friday SF mayoral candidates' debates

by voter (savefreedom [at] yahoogroups.com)
[ practical suggestions for the Candidates' Collaborative]
Open letter to 12 of the 14 candidates for SF Mayor
(as Candidates' Collaborative):

So far, so good. August 17 debate went okay, thanks
to the media and to each of you, and the emshee. But
the actual audience was small, after one subtracts the
media persons and the candidates. Please bring more
supporters with you next time, and please publicize
the weekly events. You don't want the event to get
gradually smaller, week by week, until it fades away.

So how can you increase attendance?
Here are a few ideas:

(A) Provide live music, by unpaid volunteers,
before and after the candidates speak?

(B) Invite one well-known guest speaker
to each Friday forum?

Like, invite each current Supervisor
(except Ed Jew of Burlingame)
to talk briefly about
"What I would do
if I were Mayor."

Ten Supes, one per week, would add visibility
to most of the remaining Fridays.
You could also
invite District Attorney Kamala Harris to speak one
Friday, on any topic she chooses?
And/or our SF
members of the California Assembly and state Senate?

Urgently,
Tortuga Bi LIBERTY,
SF
....



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Well, one idea anyway.
Tue, Aug 21, 2007 12:36AM
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