Arsene Wenger
Bzzz is a fucking loser
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If so curious about any insights you have...
My wife's uncle was mayor of Jackson, NC. I think they basically take turns being mayor and on the city council. City council meetings can be pretty intersting anywhere, but sitting through them and testifying in them in small towns can be a special treat.
We talked a lot and gained insight/opinions from friends and community leaders we trusted to be honest with us. Ultimately, she decided not to run because of timing with our family and because the Democratic Party asked her to dial back some of her activism, etc..
Oh shit I might be related to your wife. My mom’s whole family is from Jackson/Conway/Murfreesboro
Two close friends of one of my close friends both ran for state-wide office in Alabama in 2018. One is a conservative who lost in the primary for state senator and did not enjoy the experience at all and has given up ever running for anything again. I think he was a little naive about how cynical the process is. He has a lot of connections in the state and is generally very thoughtful and engaging, and he thought that should be enough to beat the incumbent who he considered to be a horrible Trumpian sycophant who spewed vile nonsense and only cared about reelection and not the constituents. He was wrong and is still bitter to this day. The other is very liberal and she lost in the general for secretary of state to the conservative candidate. The result was a pretty heavy loss (61% to 39%), but not really a surprising one. She's still super fired up and had some broad support from the DNC, but I'm not sure if she'll try again or not. She did a decent job of getting her arguments out there to improve voting rights in the state, but it was a lot of time and energy for what was a major uphill battle with a small chance of succeeding.
Whoa, you know Heather Milman? I volunteered at a couple of Democratic Party events in 2018 and met her a couple times.