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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
I am a lawyer. As a past party apparatchik, and a current party activist, I also care about the party as an institution, something very few people actually do.
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I do too. When I was much younger, my grandfather told me that the only two institutions that had ever tried to do anything for him were the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Democratic Party. I have loyalty to the party, but also high expectations.
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I think party apparatchiks add a lot of value, especially if you can keep them for a few years, because they tend to be hard-working, modestly paid younger people who build personal relationships that help the party. Spending money on them IS what you do to get things.
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I have a sibling who worked in Democratic politics for years. It's not a way to get rich, but I don't object to paying for staff. What is the money for? Better staff than television ads.
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Consultants who charge by the hour are just a bad use of money.
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Exactly. Not sure other consultants are better. Some are taking a cut of advertising spend, etc.
