{"id":46500,"date":"2023-07-19T13:47:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T20:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/?p=46500"},"modified":"2023-07-20T22:09:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T05:09:28","slug":"so-you-want-to-be-a-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/so-you-want-to-be-a-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"So You Want to Be a Candidate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42053\" src=\"http:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Muths-Truths-FE.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Muths-Truths-FE.png 520w, https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Muths-Truths-FE-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Muths-Truths-FE-95x60.png 95w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Chuck Muth)<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; I\u2019ve developed a new campaign training workshop for folks who might be *thinking* about running for office next year but maybe aren\u2019t 100% sure &#8211; or have already decided to run but still have a lot of questions about how to put together a winning campaign.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>It\u2019s also for candidates who weren\u2019t successful in a previous run(s) and are considering running again\u2026but want to avoid any mistakes this time around that they may have made the first time.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>It\u2019s also for party and club leaders \u2013 really, anyone involved in recruiting or volunteering to help candidates \u2013 so you\u2019ll know when a candidate is doing something \u201cwrong\u201d and can gently correct them (be careful, many have tender egos).<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Much of this workshop is taken directly from the campaigning training books, cassette tapes (ah, those were the days!), manuals and workshops developed by Newt Gingrich and his senior strategy adviser, Joe Gaylord \u2013 the \u201carchitect\u201d of the Contract with America.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><u>SIDENOTE<\/u>: I\u2019ll be Newt\u2019s guest on his \u201cNewt\u2019s World\u201d podcast this week.\u00a0 Taping later this afternoon.\u00a0 Will let you know when it\u2019s up with the link.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Anyway, the new workshop includes\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The 6 main qualities every good candidate should possess<\/li>\n<li>The candidate\u2019s three main jobs (no, posting on Facebook ain\u2019t one of them)<\/li>\n<li>15 factors to consider before pulling the trigger<\/li>\n<li>The important differences between a challenger and an incumbent campaign<\/li>\n<li>12 pre-launch strategic and tactical decisions you need to make<\/li>\n<li>13 steps to take to kick-start your campaign<\/li>\n<li>The one thing that\u2019s far more important than \u201cpolling\u201d (your whole messaging strategy depends on this)<\/li>\n<li>How to deal with party leaders<\/li>\n<li>How to deal with the media<\/li>\n<li>How to deal with \u201ctime vampires\u201d<\/li>\n<li>How to develop your 7-point stump speech<\/li>\n<li>My Top 10 reading list for candidates and campaign operatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Now, here\u2019s the problem\u2026<\/strong><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>This all looks good on paper.\u00a0 But I\u2019ve never done this one before, live, in front of an audience. So I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s gonna take 2 hours, 3 hours, or what.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>For that reason, I\u2019m going to do a special \u201coff Broadway\u201d production of \u201cSo You Want to Be a Candidate?\u201d next Thursday night in Las Vegas from 6:00 pm \u2018til\u2026???<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>And I need some \u201cguinea pigs\u201d who won\u2019t mind if this new presentation is a little rough around the edges or how long it might run.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>So while I\u2019ll probably charge $49\/person for this workshop in the future, I\u2019m offering this first one for those willing to help me out and attend this kickoff presentation for\u2026<u>FREE<\/u>.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><strong>However\u2026<\/strong><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>I want to keep this one small to allow for maximum give and take \u2013 including questions.\u00a0 So it\u2019s only open to 20 people\u2026and more than half the seats are already reserved by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/citizenoutreach.us12.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=ace05927626f4709ff67049e0&amp;id=65543d45d2&amp;e=2e6a81701d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Inner Circle members<\/a>\u00a0who got an advance invitation yesterday.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>If you\u2019d like to apply to join us, just shoot an email to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:chuck@campaigndoctor.com\" data-linkindex=\"2\">chuck@campaigndoctor.com<\/a>\u00a0and let me know your interest and why.\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Let me know if you\u2019re a candidate, thinking about being a candidate, or just want to learn more about what it takes to be a good candidate. And include both your email address and best phone number to contact.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>The training office is not far from McCarran Airport (no, I still can\u2019t bring myself to call it \u201cHarry Reid International\u201d) near Russell and Pecos.\u00a0 Will give those accepted to attend the exact address when confirmed.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Check-in will start at 5:30 and the workshop will begin promptly at 6:00 pm.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>And while it might not be \u201cfinely polished,\u201d I guarantee you\u2019re gonna learn some things you absolutely won\u2019t learn anywhere else &#8211; from anyone else.\u00a0 And we\u2019re gonna have some\u00a0<u>FUN<\/u>, too.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>So again, if you want to help me out and join me next week for the first-ever \u201cSo You Want to Be a Candidate?\u201d workshop, shoot an email to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:chuck@campaigndoctor.com\" data-linkindex=\"3\">chuck@campaigndoctor.com<\/a>\u00a0and I\u2019ll take it from there.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>First come, first served.\u00a0 But if you miss out on this one, don\u2019t worry.\u00a0 I\u2019ll be doing it again in the coming weeks, and also expect to take the show in the road around Nevada very soon.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Peace and love, luv.\u00a0 Peace and love.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Dr. Chuck<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><strong>Laughter Still the Best Medicine<\/strong><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Overheard at last night\u2019s Clark County GOP meeting\u2026<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Republican blogger and Jon Ralston wannabe Rob Lauer \u2013 a man who fell out of the Stupid Tree and hit every branch on the way down &#8211; showed up and ordered a pizza from the restaurant while waiting for the election activities to start.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>The waitress asked if he wanted it cut into six pieces or twelve.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u201cSix please,\u201d little Robby replied.\u00a0 \u201cI could never eat twelve!\u201d<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><strong>7 Worst Habits of Highly Unelectable People<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Picking the wrong race<\/li>\n<li>Picking the wrong district<\/li>\n<li>Picking the wrong issues<\/li>\n<li>Picking the wrong time<\/li>\n<li>Picking the wrong consultants<\/li>\n<li>Picking unnecessary fights with the media<\/li>\n<li>Picking door-knocking over fundraising<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>FAMOUS LAST WORDS<\/strong><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u201cIt\u2019s not the best candidate who wins; it\u2019s the best campaign.\u201d \u2013\u00a0<strong><em>Chuck Muth<\/em><\/strong><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>Mr. Muth is president of Citizen Outreach, publisher of Nevada News &amp; Views, and founder of CampaignDoctor.com.\u00a0 You can sign up for his conservative, Nevada-focused e-newsletter at MuthsTruths.com.\u00a0 His views are his own.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Chuck Muth)\u00a0&#8211; I\u2019ve developed a new campaign training workshop for folks who might be *thinking* about running for office next year but maybe aren\u2019t 100% sure &#8211; or have already decided to run but still have a lot of questions about how to put together a winning campaign.\u00a0It\u2019s also for candidates who weren\u2019t successful in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[748],"tags":[3466],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46500"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46500"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46502,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46500\/revisions\/46502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}