Advice for PCOs #2: All Politics is Local

All politics is local.

This maxim may seem like an outdated bromide, mainly because most popular focus on politics is directed at the national level, where the great circus that is American politics looms largest. The saying is also difficult to apply in many cases due to the large amount of at-large seats at the state and local level, and the relative decline of political offices based on districts. But there's still truth to it, at least in some contexts.

For instance, if someone is running for a district-based city council seat, they're going to need to hob-nob with a designated body of constituents. The same goes for State Representative and State Senate. Candidates for these positions must convince a specific portion of the electorate to not only vote them into office, but to continue voting them into office.

But this bit of wisdom is a two-way street. If a politician with a specific body of constituents which he must hold himself accountable to doesn't play nice with his fellows in City Hall or the House or Senate, then political rivals with the capacity to do so could funnel resources into his district, stirring up efforts to boot this unlucky statesman out of office in order to replace him with someone who will get in line. The lesson here for politicians is to continually foster good relations with their constituents, and the lesson for PCOs is to help their candidates do that to the best of their ability.

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