Roland, I came back here to find this and add to it. Nobody is likely to read it but you. But I needed to finish out this story. For that matter, if somebody does read it, it might be a lesson on not giving up, to keep poking and poking until you find the thing that works.
I was terribly upset at the thought that nobody was running agai…
Roland, I came back here to find this and add to it. Nobody is likely to read it but you. But I needed to finish out this story. For that matter, if somebody does read it, it might be a lesson on not giving up, to keep poking and poking until you find the thing that works.
I was terribly upset at the thought that nobody was running against this man. Then I learned that the Progs DO have a candidate who is really putting herself into her campaign. Great odds against her, because the good old boy network is swinging into action. I started talking to some county Dems about what is going on. Apparently, in many places in VT, Dem town committees don't meet except to select delegates to the county committee. I found that so odd, because definitely not what I've seen elsewhere, even the other towns where I've lived in VT.
I am (get this) the 3rd *alternate* delegate to the county committee from my town. But I usually get to vote as acting delegate, because only one of the actual delegates shows up.
I have been informed that I CAN request a reformation of the committee, since it is inactive. So that's a possibility. I could be chair, because apparently nobody else wants to be. But do I even? I have a feeling it's a brick wall.
Debating with myself. Because I talked to the Prog candidate for the select board, and learned some things. This guy is NOT a member of the Progressive Party. They got onto him and refuse to allow him to run as a Prog. He can call himself a little p progressive, but he is not allowed to identify himself as a member of the Party. Whoa. Also learned that Progs are starting to get that politics is about compromise that leaves open possibilities, rather than taking a stance that shuts off dialogue. There may be hope.
Talked to some other people, too. To a person, everyone I've spoken to who has had to work with him cannot stand him, especially women, not surprisingly, but men as well, outside the good old boys. One person used the term "creepy" to describe him; others used similar terms. That tallies with my experience with him, and the outcomes of his involvement with other groups. And yet... the old boys network is out in force. Interesting, that.
I can't work in a vacuum. And the Dems here are a vacuum, although I do enjoy the people a great deal (the ones at the county level, which are the only ones I get to interact with). But the town is what I am concerned about at this point. So I am thinking the best bet is for me to resign from the Dems, and rejoin the Progressive Party. That means more work, but less stress. And the possibility of actually removing someone from the select board who shouldn't be there. Sounds good to me.
Never did order those mysteries. Think I will tomorrow.
Roland, I came back here to find this and add to it. Nobody is likely to read it but you. But I needed to finish out this story. For that matter, if somebody does read it, it might be a lesson on not giving up, to keep poking and poking until you find the thing that works.
I was terribly upset at the thought that nobody was running against this man. Then I learned that the Progs DO have a candidate who is really putting herself into her campaign. Great odds against her, because the good old boy network is swinging into action. I started talking to some county Dems about what is going on. Apparently, in many places in VT, Dem town committees don't meet except to select delegates to the county committee. I found that so odd, because definitely not what I've seen elsewhere, even the other towns where I've lived in VT.
I am (get this) the 3rd *alternate* delegate to the county committee from my town. But I usually get to vote as acting delegate, because only one of the actual delegates shows up.
I have been informed that I CAN request a reformation of the committee, since it is inactive. So that's a possibility. I could be chair, because apparently nobody else wants to be. But do I even? I have a feeling it's a brick wall.
Debating with myself. Because I talked to the Prog candidate for the select board, and learned some things. This guy is NOT a member of the Progressive Party. They got onto him and refuse to allow him to run as a Prog. He can call himself a little p progressive, but he is not allowed to identify himself as a member of the Party. Whoa. Also learned that Progs are starting to get that politics is about compromise that leaves open possibilities, rather than taking a stance that shuts off dialogue. There may be hope.
Talked to some other people, too. To a person, everyone I've spoken to who has had to work with him cannot stand him, especially women, not surprisingly, but men as well, outside the good old boys. One person used the term "creepy" to describe him; others used similar terms. That tallies with my experience with him, and the outcomes of his involvement with other groups. And yet... the old boys network is out in force. Interesting, that.
I can't work in a vacuum. And the Dems here are a vacuum, although I do enjoy the people a great deal (the ones at the county level, which are the only ones I get to interact with). But the town is what I am concerned about at this point. So I am thinking the best bet is for me to resign from the Dems, and rejoin the Progressive Party. That means more work, but less stress. And the possibility of actually removing someone from the select board who shouldn't be there. Sounds good to me.
Never did order those mysteries. Think I will tomorrow.