Al Senate Campaign Windmill

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Yes, it's that poster again!

Official announcements and stuff will be made here. Ask any questions that thee might have to ask.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

ENDORSEMENTY STUFF, SORT OF.

My second preference will being going to Jas. I will also be giving Sen. Wixted a surprisingly high preference.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Bump!

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Anyway. At some point tomorrow, I'll post an official Election Address here. Just to be pointlessly old fashioned. And to let newer people here know what I stand for and so on. That kind of thing.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

So, why the hell should anyone vote for me?

I've been involved in politics here long enough to know that you can't just sit back an expected to get elected based on name recognition or the partisan letters next to your name on the ballot paper. You have to give people a reason to vote for you and if you don't then, frankly, you don't actually deserve to win. And... well... airy-faerie rhetoric and so on isn't really good enough. It used to be, but isn't anymore.

Ignoring all ideological and partisan factors (which are perfectly valid things to base your vote on, but are known already) there's one major reason why people should consider voting for me. I'm more than prepared to cause trouble in the Senate, to block bad legislation, to destroy bad nominations, to kill awful amendments. This is something that I will do without any reference to ideology; bad legislation is bad legislation, incompetent nominees are incompetent nominees. And as I know the rules fairly well, I've at least a small chance of being successful at that.
I will also attempt to get some decent legislation passed (mainly on the vast tangled mess that is social and welfare policy) and will also try to aid the general effort to reform the game the best that I can.

There. All done now.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Undecided? Read my Election Address!

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Unlike Nigel Barton (or Dennis Potter for that matter) I seem to have won. Tonight's results are bittersweet; while I'm pleased that my electoral strategy was successful and pleased that Jas managed to pull through, the good must be set against the bad, in this case the defeat of Colin, the failure of the SDP to win two seats and the victory of a vile, strutting little fascist.

Congratulations to Jas, to Sensei and to Culture King. I look forward to working with you all. Commiserations to Colin, to Xahar, to Happy Warrior and to AndrewCT; better luck next time.

I guess I won't be able to use that poster anymore. Oh well.

[DownWithTheLeft]

I'm so glad you won, the senate wouldn't be anywhere near as fun without you

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Congratulations to you, Al.  We're not quite ideologically compatible, but I know you've always made a terrific, active Senator and I'm glad to see you'll be on board for the next four months.

[minionofmidas]

*hughughug*