You think you can’t ask someone for money, yet you can ask someone for advice, a favor, even for a vote. The truth is you are starting an enterprise with this political campaign, and you need to have funds to make it operate. Fundraising should start on the day you announce your campaign. Through this entrepreneurial venture of running for office, shift your thinking from asking someone for money to having them invest in this effort. A good fundraising program will raise the funds to compete, develop lasting relationships, and provide a well of support you can return to in the future. Let's discuss political fundraising...

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