{"id":9285,"date":"2020-01-01T21:16:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T05:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newsmolo.com\/EDC\/2019\/?p=9285"},"modified":"2026-04-23T17:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:42:07","slug":"commentary-why-are-political-campaigns-called-races-and-those-in-it-are-running-for-an-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.newsmolo.com\/EDC\/2019\/2020\/01\/01\/commentary-why-are-political-campaigns-called-races-and-those-in-it-are-running-for-an-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Commentary: Why are political campaigns called “RACES” and those in it are “RUNNING” for an office?"},"content":{"rendered":"

EDITORIAL – Cris Alarcon]<\/em><\/p>\n

Like a good footrace: (I used to run marathon but a good start always gives advantage, even in the log runs)<\/p>\n

1) You run the course, in your mind, hundreds of times, over and over, and then more… If you can pre-run the course as practice,\u00a0better. Have run that course in competition before? You have even greater advantage;<\/p>\n

2) In advance, strategize the best route including how to outmaneuver the other runners;<\/p>\n

3) As the “Official” starting time approaches you walk up to the Blocks, in a full sweat and your heart racing – You have been “starting” this race in many ways already so you are already sweating…;<\/p>\n

4) You load into the Blocks, testing your traction, moving to adjust here and there, bunching up those well-practiced muscles, and when the deadline comes (starting gun fires) you EXPLODE off the blocks into a full out RUN, immediately;<\/p>\n

5) Then you RUN as fast as you can, as far as you can, as long as you can, and without any break until that last vote is cast!<\/p>\n

If you have run in a footrace, a political race, or even opened your own enterprise, you know this is how a good start is made. A good start is a Head start and that can be of GREAT importance.<\/p>\n

If you see that your candidate is off to a poor start, it will be a very hard race for that candidate as they have ground to make up, and a very short time to do it.<\/p>\n

And that is why every political campaign\u00a0is a political Race. \u00a0And why those in it are, Running all of the time.<\/p>\n

Hat Tip to those that RUN this kind of race.\u00a0It is arduous in ways most will never know.<\/p>\n

On your Marks…
\nGet Ready…
\nRUN for elected office!<\/p>\n

Cris Alarcon, in a New Year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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