As we wrap up another week of community meetings throughout the state, it seems that FSG has defied the law of diminishing returns and more than doubled the size of its local coalition in only 7 days. Locations booked for a few dozen attendees are turning out close to a hundred. Community Forums scheduled for 60 minutes are closing in on 2 hours. Every day, folks learn more about Hometown Democracy and every day, my inbox and voicemail fill up with messages from community groups looking for ways to help beat it.
Galvanized by word of the Hometown crowd's more colorful misadventures, our local partners have ramped up the frequency of town hall talks from 2-3 meetings a week to 2-3 meetings a day. They haven’t had any trouble getting people engaged.
Forum invitations and speaking requests from communities across Florida have encouraged me to crisscross our great state in a single week. The only downside to this kind of momentum is that you pay for it lost sleep!
Special thanks to our friends throughout Florida who have been working around the clock to organize these community meetings. Your efforts are making a real difference!
-Ryan Houck; Political Dir.
