http://votedavidmiller.davidjmiller.org Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:52:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was with great excitement that I decided to run for treasurer in the Davis County Republican Party. In the weeks since then some things have changed. For one thing, there are a number of other good candidates for the position. Much more importantly, life intervened this week in a ... http://votedavidmiller.davidjmiller.org/2009/04/withdrawing-from-the-race/ The campaign season has officially started for Davis County party races and so it's time to kick into high gear. I don't plan to make money a central feature of my campaign, but there are costs involved with  trying to contact all the county delegates - especially since we are ... http://votedavidmiller.davidjmiller.org/2009/04/call-for-help/ I wrote a post about what the Republican Party needs to do to define itself again. To put it briefly, we need to start locally and show that we are more committed to defending our principles than defending our incumbents. We need to hold our representatives accountable to the principles ... http://votedavidmiller.davidjmiller.org/2009/03/get-the-ball-rolling/ Todd Weiler has decided to run for Vice-Chair of the state Republican Party rather than Chair. He wrote to those who were following his facebook group to explain the decision and gave 5 reasons why he decided to abandon his run for Chair. Reaons three and four really got me ... http://votedavidmiller.davidjmiller.org/2009/03/how-should-parties-work/ One of the reasons that drives the goals I have for office is my belief that more widespread political involvement is the key to a healthy political system. Widespread involvement is what we need to promote among our society to replace the political apathy that is becoming ever more prevalent. ... http://votedavidmiller.davidjmiller.org/2009/03/apathy/ Just to clear up any confusion on the part of anyone who visits this site (because I have become aware of a couple of people who misunderstood) - I am not running for the position of Davis County Treasurer. (That would be Mark Altom.) I am running for the position ... http://votedavidmiller.davidjmiller.org/2009/03/a-clarification/ The more I have come to be involved in the political process the more I have noticed my perception change from the attitude that I find common among many people - that they have little to no power in the political process and that voting is the only way to ... http://votedavidmiller.davidjmiller.org/2009/03/goals-for-office/ Let me start off by saying that my choice of running for treasurer is not because of some desire to "hold the purse strings." My primary purpose in running is to help support the party platform and ideals by sharing those ideals, selecting good candidates to represent the party, and ... http://votedavidmiller.davidjmiller.org/2009/02/why-treasurer/ I have decided to run for Davis County Republican Party Treasurer. The final decision was made tonight after the Lincoln Day Dinner. In the coming days I will build up my website here and elaborate on the reasons why I am running and specifically why I am running for this ... http://votedavidmiller.davidjmiller.org/2009/02/running-for-treasurer/