I have been thinking about this for about two months now and I have decided that my life is not at the right point for me to run for Victoria City council in 2011. As it is, I do not have the time in my life to do the leisure things I want to do.
On the practical side of things, I did not get enough firm commitment for the money I would need to run - I was only certain of between $10,000 and $15,000, which is at best half of what the minimum is I would need to run. I also did not find someone that would willing to be my campaign manager.
As I look at the City of Victoria election, I see little or no threat for the incumbents and I expect them all to be re-elected. This also played into my decision, the odds of winning even if everything was in place was too long for me to want to run.
And the next day Victoria News publishes an article mentioning you by name as a potential council candidate in Victoria. Hah!
ReplyDeleteI had not known they were going to publish that, they had not talked to me. But yes, the timing was ironic....
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