Karl Dean’s Minions

Posted by Mary Mancini on June 19, 2007 under Uncategorized |

Do “minions” by definition have to be obsequious or servile? Or can they be held in high esteem as an integral part of an organization?

If the latter, then Nashville mayoral candidate Karl Dean has minions. The campaign just released the names of 54 precinct chairs, “marking the strongest grassroots organization announced in the mayoral race.”

According to the official press release, the “precinct chairs are each responsible for reaching out to more than 300 potential supporters in their voting district” and “are going door-to-door, making phone calls and helping the campaign stay informed about events in their area.”

The precinct chairs include community leaders, small business owners and professionals, including nurses, attorneys, real estate agents and educators who, according to press secretary, Janel Lacey, “have been among Karl’s biggest supporters” who will be “charged with getting out the early Karl Dean vote.”

OK, so the precinct aren’t very large. But this kind of evangelizing will allow for many one on one conversations and is exactly what a campaign of this size needs.

Oh, and he has another commercial!