The 36th District covers Fremont, Ballard, Queen Anne, Magnolia and Belltown neighborhoods of Seattle. In this last election they worked hard to get the word out in Seattle for Dino Rossi. Like many Seattle Districts they look for prospects that will bring more numbers into the Republican Party on their side of Lake Washington. Many of their questions concerned strengthening our Party – How do we build the party and how do we get our word out to like minded people?
I believe that to strengthen our party we need to start at our base – PCOs, PCs, and Volunteers – referred to as the Grassroots. Although it is an often overused (and misunderstood) term, Grassroots is appropriate to demonstrate the critical nature of the base to the Republican Party. In nature, grassroots need more that just a few seeds and a place to grow, they also need water, sunlight, nutrients and attention. The same is true with the Grasssroots of the Republican Party in King County, we have all the ingredients, now is the time to bring the pieces together to show what we can be.
The first year of a four year cycle is the time when we should be gearing up for the next three years. We must have well trained PCOs who have the knowledge and tools to do their jobs. At the KCGOP we are working on PCO training for all Republican PCOs in King County to kick off mid-January. We are also working on a training program for District Chairmen that will focus on integral functions of Legislative Districts. Strong Districts make a strong KCGOP – from the base up!
Finally, the second part of the question . . . how do we get our word out to like minded people? Part of that question is answered in training our Grassroots, confident PCOs and District Leadership can’t help but reach out to others. More than that, in the next term we will bring together talented Republicans to help tool our message and approach for our overall Political Plan.
There is much to do in the next term . . .
