Fundraiser

Here's a story I was told before I filed to run. A local hopeful filed, and a friend of his, an attorney, invited 300 people to a fundraiser. The attorney prepared food for 100 people. The day of the event arrived, and 3 people came. The local hopeful went on to win the election, but the initial lack of interest in his campaign kept him humble.

So with that as a benchmark, our fundraiser yesterday went very well, and most importantly, instead of the crowd being the usual one of my friends and relations, many people there were complete strangers to me, so I'm finally branching out. Perhaps the race is of some interest, or at least curiousity, so that people will come out to meet someone running for the post.