Nassau: Uhl just love this one
Unseating an incumbent is invariably an uphill battle, so challengers grab for every opportunity they can. For challenger Michael Uhl, a Democrat running for the Nassau County Legislature against GOP incumbent Vincent Muscarella, that includes his name and the Internet.
He recently send out an electronic press release headlined: “Incumbency Has Its Privileges; Michael Uhl Has The Internet.”
You can read about his campaign on his web site, uhlwin.com.
And read his blog, The Uhl Blog. Get it? Yule Log? Uhl Blog?
We’ll stop now.
Bill Murphy
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Please, Bill, don't stop now. We need all the publicity we can get! ;-)
If your local legislator scratches his, er, head, it makes front page. As for the challenger, well, short of advocating for the secession of the 8th Legislative District from Nassau County (and even then), its tough to get your foot in the door -- save a hometown newspaper that's willing to give the new kid on the block a break.
Michael Uhl's press releases may not be making news in The Richner publications, Anton News, or Newsday, for that matter, but that doesn't mean Michael isn't out there -- talking the talk and walking the walk -- looking to make a difference for the people of Nassau County.
A big "thank you" to the West Hempstead Beacon for giving us a forum, and to Newsday's Spin Cycle for putting the Uhl campaign on the map!
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Incumbency Has Its Privileges; Michael Uhl Has The Internet
Open any local paper – maybe even the one you’re reading right now – and you are likely to find a photograph, or three, of your elected officials.
Your county legislator shows up – often with his own photographer -- at a pancake breakfast or pasta dinner, barely saying more than “hello,” and voila, a photo opportunity.
Such is the power of incumbency, and the ability of those in office to get their names – and pictures – in the papers on a weekly basis.
“It hasn’t been about the issues,” said Michael Uhl, candidate for County Legislature in the 8th Legislative District. “It has been about the photo opportunity and name recognition, and that’s what we’re hoping to change.”
Change, indeed. Campaigning on a platform of across the board reform, from consolidating special taxing districts to breaking down the partisan roadblocks that stymie the best of intentions in the legislature, Michael Uhl is looking beyond the photo op to the 21st Century “webolution.”
“Not only have we created a presence on the web with a traditional website,” says an enthusiastic Uhl, “we’ve also launched a blog, or web log, where residents can read about and discuss the issues that matter most to them.
While Michael Uhl’s website – http://www.uhlwin.com/ – offers the standard fare of bio, issues, news, and links, The Uhl Blog, as it is called -- http://uhlwin.blogspot.com/ -- takes a more cutting edge approach.
Sometimes lighthearted and often over-the-top, The Uhl Blog offers unique perspectives, as well as the opportunity for residents to post comments, participate in polls, and to literally direct the issues in the campaign.
“If we’re going to bring change to Nassau County,” declared Uhl, “and reform a system that is driving homeowners off the island and taxpayers into debt, we need to engage the voter in the debate, and not belittle the electorate with the meaningless photo op.”
“The real opportunity,” said Uhl, “is for residents to take back government so that it works for them, not for the benefit of the political parties, or for the career politicians who woo voters at pancake breakfasts, but do little to address substantive issues that are our bread and butter.”
Unseating an incumbent is invariably an uphill battle, so challengers grab for every opportunity they can. For challenger Michael Uhl, a Democrat running for the Nassau County Legislature against GOP incumbent Vincent Muscarella, that includes his name and the Internet.
He recently send out an electronic press release headlined: “Incumbency Has Its Privileges; Michael Uhl Has The Internet.”
You can read about his campaign on his web site, uhlwin.com.
And read his blog, The Uhl Blog. Get it? Yule Log? Uhl Blog?
We’ll stop now.
Bill Murphy
- - -
Please, Bill, don't stop now. We need all the publicity we can get! ;-)
If your local legislator scratches his, er, head, it makes front page. As for the challenger, well, short of advocating for the secession of the 8th Legislative District from Nassau County (and even then), its tough to get your foot in the door -- save a hometown newspaper that's willing to give the new kid on the block a break.
Michael Uhl's press releases may not be making news in The Richner publications, Anton News, or Newsday, for that matter, but that doesn't mean Michael isn't out there -- talking the talk and walking the walk -- looking to make a difference for the people of Nassau County.
A big "thank you" to the West Hempstead Beacon for giving us a forum, and to Newsday's Spin Cycle for putting the Uhl campaign on the map!
- - -
Incumbency Has Its Privileges; Michael Uhl Has The Internet
Open any local paper – maybe even the one you’re reading right now – and you are likely to find a photograph, or three, of your elected officials.
Your county legislator shows up – often with his own photographer -- at a pancake breakfast or pasta dinner, barely saying more than “hello,” and voila, a photo opportunity.
Such is the power of incumbency, and the ability of those in office to get their names – and pictures – in the papers on a weekly basis.
“It hasn’t been about the issues,” said Michael Uhl, candidate for County Legislature in the 8th Legislative District. “It has been about the photo opportunity and name recognition, and that’s what we’re hoping to change.”
Change, indeed. Campaigning on a platform of across the board reform, from consolidating special taxing districts to breaking down the partisan roadblocks that stymie the best of intentions in the legislature, Michael Uhl is looking beyond the photo op to the 21st Century “webolution.”
“Not only have we created a presence on the web with a traditional website,” says an enthusiastic Uhl, “we’ve also launched a blog, or web log, where residents can read about and discuss the issues that matter most to them.
While Michael Uhl’s website – http://www.uhlwin.com/ – offers the standard fare of bio, issues, news, and links, The Uhl Blog, as it is called -- http://uhlwin.blogspot.com/ -- takes a more cutting edge approach.
Sometimes lighthearted and often over-the-top, The Uhl Blog offers unique perspectives, as well as the opportunity for residents to post comments, participate in polls, and to literally direct the issues in the campaign.
“If we’re going to bring change to Nassau County,” declared Uhl, “and reform a system that is driving homeowners off the island and taxpayers into debt, we need to engage the voter in the debate, and not belittle the electorate with the meaningless photo op.”
“The real opportunity,” said Uhl, “is for residents to take back government so that it works for them, not for the benefit of the political parties, or for the career politicians who woo voters at pancake breakfasts, but do little to address substantive issues that are our bread and butter.”
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