State Secrecy After A Trivial Invasion: A Personal Anecdote
On August 21, 10:25:20 and 10:51:16, a mid-level aid on my opponent's staff signed up on a Political Action Committee's website to "Turn out voters, Make policy, Fundraise, Volunteer in general" on both occasions. This occurred only 4 days after an annoucement was sent to the broader Columbia Alumni Community. A few days later a lobbyist from a large Albany Law Firm asked for a call. "What do you want kid?" He asked me. "You can't be serious about trying to unseat a sitting speaker. There are easier ways to get into public office." On August 31st, 10 days later, a woman showed up at a private kick-off party, whom no one had any ties to. She spent a few hours at my apartment, mingling, looking at books, asking questions which might be in read more