Election Eve and the Power of Ideas

Today is April 8th, and as I type this I can see the sunset through our back window as the day draws to a close, it is now Election Eve. 

With Election Day just a few hours away now, I must take care of one order of business right off the bat; if you haven't voted yet, remember that the Polls in Illinois will open at 6:00 AM and close at 7:00 PM. If you don't know your polling place go to my website www.fischerforzion.com and look at the special Get Out The Vote page, there is a link to the Lake County Clerk's website where you can look up your polling place.  Voting is not just a right, it is a responsibility, so don't let the opportunity to exercise your fundamental right go to waste.

Now that the public service segment is out of the way, I would like to express a few thoughts about this campaign that is now drawing to a close.

Above all else this has been a campaign of ideas, and the power of ideas to move people to action.

I know that sounds like the standard power of positive thinking line, but consider where I was when I started on this path.  When I first contemplated running for the City Council about two years ago, I was completely unknown, with no ready network of friends and family to support and work for me on a campaign.

I just had an idea that I could bring a fresh perspective to the city government.  So, I spent a lot of time thinking, researching, and talking with people about what needed to be done.  Then I sat down and started drafting a platform, a set of proposals for what I think the government can accomplish.

I created this blog and the website, put the platform up and started writing posts about the campaign. Then when I filed my nomination papers, I sent out a press release inviting people to come look at what I was proposing.

I started getting emails. Just a few, but the people writing me wanted to know more, and then they wanted to meet me. Then they wanted to help me.

This past Saturday, I did my last four hour shift standing outside the Post Office handing out flyers, and I had more than one person tell me that they had voted for me, and other people who went to early voting and then came back to tell me that they had voted for me.  I've had people tell me that they like what I have written, and the answers I gave at the candidate forums.

It's wonderful, and humbling all at once to get that kind of validation.  To see how my ideas, have moved people to action.  I can only hope to be worthy of their trust if I am elected tomorrow.

In the meantime, I want to thank everyone who has contributed in any way to this campaign; handing out flyers, putting up signs, talking to people, and giving me advice and support.  Truly, I could not have come this far without all of you.  Thank you.

Sincerely,

Christopher Fischer