I ran in the Democratic primary with the goal of serving as a proxy vote for the impeachment of GWB in order to pressure the incumbent to support John Conyers resolution to impeach GWB.
My platform was :
1 ) Impeach GWB
2 ) single payer national health system
3 ) support the Murtha resolution to withdraw from Iraq
It was an off year election without any state wide election so I calculated that the turnout would be low but that my platform could garner enough votes to scare the current rep to get off the bench and take a stand.
I eschewed campaign donations and spent $1500 to file and another $500 on campaign signs.
I was disappointed that many failed to recognize my candidacy as a proxy vote for my platform . Various local news folks and political groups offered support for my platform but told me I could not win and that the current rep was not much but better than nothing.
It was an educational experience dealing with the lazy clueless local press. I did enjoy kicking the rep's ass in a few voter "town halls"
I was hoping to get 20% of the primary vote... I got 10% in my home county and 6% overall in the district... so less than $1 per vote