Just in case you are wondering who the other candidates are supposed to be (ie. they took out petitions from a Board of Elections) you can check out these sites: (note deadline for party candidates is Jan 4, 2008, independents can get on the ballot later)
Jane Mitakides [1] (D)has a static holding page, with a broken link to her husbands site. I gave her a call tonight at home- and she’s on her way out of town for the holidays. I also pledged my support to her, should she beat me in the primary, because our goals are the same: put another Democrat in Congress.
Charles W. Sanders [2] (D)has a cobwebbed old active site up, with lots of pictures with him with famous people. He has a link to a blog [3]– that is on blogspot instead of integrated into his site- it has one post from April 18, 2006. “Hi All” to you too, Charles.
At least Charles still has his contribution page up.
I guess I’m the only one who realizes the battle of my life is coming Nov 4, 2008 and I have to be working harder than the rest of them. I have a site up (you’re on it) and a donations page, and a steady stream of updates about what’s happening in the campaign, and what my platform is going to be.
Of course, Mike Turner (R) Centerville [4], has a site up, and already has $750,861 in the war chest. [5]
I guess, the idea of communicating directly with the constituents for these other candidates only happens when they have their campaign to run. I’ve been posting my thoughts, on a regular basis for years.
Wouldn’t you rather have someone who not only is technologically competent- but that actually believes that when you share, great things happen?
Please help me out by sharing this site with your friends- or adding this line to your e-mail signature:
I support David Esrati for Congress, please take a look at his site [6] and his ideas and join me in sending a true independent thinker to Washington.
Yes I too think that most local candidates are not as technological savvy as they should be. I, too, am a marketing major and I agree with Ohio and this area in particular being backassward. Globalization is working fast and we should be working faster to integrate. China and India will soon be more advanced than Dayton Ohio. How can a voter make an informed decision about a candidate when they either dont have a website or do not have an updated one? I guess vote on whose name sounds the nicest?? Can I call them up and see where these candidates stand? Im sure they would appreciate that. When most have computers nowadays and most intelligent people research who they are voting for, no wonder idiots are in office.
We may have another candidate on the D side- http://esrati.com/?p=463
No website yet.