Upcoming Event and The Importance of Precincts
Today our country needs conservatives to be willing to get involved and play an active role in our political system like never before. The good news is that you don’t have to be a politician to make a difference. You just must be willing to participate and then let your voice be heard.
The most effective way to do this is to become involved in your Precinct. Our Southern Regional Director Lynn Fontaine has been working hard to get ALL CONSERVATIVES in Hilton Head involved in their precinct. She has been working with precinct leaders and having meetings throughout Hilton Head. If you do not know your precinct or precinct leader, please email Lynn at fontainelynn@gmail.com. Information on her next joint Meeting:
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND OUR JOINT PRECINCT MEETING FOR LONG COVE, WEXFORD, SPANISH WELLS, FOREST BEACH, SEA PINES (PRECINCTS 9B, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15A, 15B)
The meeting will be held:
- Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 4:30pm to 6:00pm
- Palmetto Hall Golf & Country Club 108 Fort Howell Drive
(Do not go through the gate house. Access the building via the golf course public access prior to the gate house.)
6pm Optional Buffet Dinner, $25 cash will only be accepted at check-in.
RSVP by November 4th is required (the establishment will schedule staff accordingly). Restaurant Bar will be open during and after the meeting.
NOTE: Many of us plan to stay for the Buffet Dinner to thank Management for the use of their facilities, free of charge. This is an event space that will be available for us to use in the future.
Maria Walls, Beaufort County Treasurer will be our Guest Speaker. Other speakers will provide tips, campaigns (reasons to contact our voters) and ways to grow our Precincts. Please RSVP to: fontainelynn@gmail.com
Basic Grassroots Lobbying
Every citizen should know how to lobby their government. (Don’t forget that it IS a Constitutional right, after all.) Knowing how to effectively lobby – and actually doing so – is what gives conservatives a voice in the development of public policy.
It’s not enough to show up at the ballot box every few years and elect some people to office. You’ve got to keep an eye on them once they get in, (even the ones you may be friends with). Then let them hear from you when necessary. That’s the essence of grassroots lobbying.
But how can you be more effective in the process? There are some fundamentals when it comes to being effective in politics, and one of them is to multiply and organize your efforts.
Effective grassroots lobbying is a team effort!
In any team sport, the players are supposed to work according to their individual responsibilities for the overall benefit of the team. The better they work together, the more likely they are to reach their goal – winning. You must know the rules, the positions, and the key players.
At the same time, a winning team needs to be strategic in its overall game plan and consider the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition as well as their own. Whether in grassroots lobbying or actual campaign politics, “the game” is pretty much the same. You don’t have to pay too much attention to the way things are going to know that it’s more important than ever before that conservatives build winning “teams” of players at the local level to offer support to public officials in advancing public policy, or to bring heat when it’s necessary. Even more reason for you to either join a local grassroots lobbying team or start one of your own. Instead of complaining, make a point to reach out to some people who think like you do today and get started.