Well the election is less than twenty days away and things are really getting down to the wire. I am typing yet another blog entry on my Friday night at home, deja vu I suppose. This week has encompassed a lot of new and exciting campaign happenings which I will begin to detail for you in a very exciting and engrossing fashion.

One thing that I was surprised about in the past week was the amount of contact I have been receiving from the press. Throughout the week, I completed two interviews with two seperate publications, which I am really excited about. The first article will be published in our daily local Nashua publication, the Telegraph, in I believe the Sunday paper. The interview went really well, at least from my perspective, so I am hopeful that the article does a lot to not only give the voters a feel for who I am but also introduce me to the Telegraph readership as a whole. I personally feel my campaign (and Andy's as well) has an undeniable intriguing nature to it, which I'm hoping will serve to garner at least some interest in the electoral process where it currently does not exist. In this light, I am really glad it is getting some press.

The other interview was with my school's publication, the Northeastern News, which will really just serve as an informative article for students at the school. Again, nothing would please me more than creating an interest in politics in a group that so frequently too apathetic.

Moving on, tomorrow I will be attending a Nashua Democrats event where General Wes Clark will be in attendance. I really cannot wait for this event, it has been in the back of my head all week long. Obviously, I will give everyone a report upon my return.

Tomorrow also marks another big day in terms of door-to-door campaigning and sign dispersement. While some signs have been distributed, I look forward to this weekend will also be a big success. Again, if you are interested in a campaign sign, let me know! I'll even bring it to your house or business.

It dawned on me while writing this blog post that I may have not given out my personal info yet. If you need to contact me, shoot me an e-mail (this is probably best) at fontas.j@ neu.edu. Or if you really need to contact me, my cell phone number is (603) 440-3483. That's it for today, have a great weekend!!

Best regards,
Jeff

It has finally come time to revisit my blogspot blog and give all of my faithful readers (I am aware of at least one) a couple of news tidbits as we near election day. Among the most important, the results to Mark Warner's Forward Together PAC NH MapChangers poll have been posted, and I placed 5th. This means that not only do I have a lot of friends with Internet connections, but that I will also be receiving a $1000 donation from Forward Together. I can't express how much this helps me out as it would have been very difficult for me to fund my campaign expense out of pocket. I am sure all my college friends could easily relate. Abig thank you to anyone who voted for me.

Moving on, I am currently at home right now (yes, it's a Friday night and I am sitting at home typing on a blog) and getting ready to go out tomorrow and tackle political sign distribution with more enthusiasm than you can shake a stick at. The bad news is that as of right now only one sign is currently up, and it is on my front lawn. The good news is that I have yet to see any of my opponents signs (I do not consider Jane Clemons or Dave Campbell opponents, as both of them are incumbents and are both obviously going to win, and to the best of my knowledge we are running as a team). However, I am anticipating a rampant change in the bad news department and there is no doubt in my mind that it will become a reality. If you know anyone that lives on Main St. or East Dunstable Road (Main Street side), or even Kinsley or Lund Road, let me know if they would be willing to throw up a Fontas for State Rep sign. It would help me out big time.

Finally, I now have a pretty hefty surplus in my campaign budget. Send me some suggestions on what I should do with it! The idea of taking out a full page advertisement in the newspaper has been thrown around, and the more I think of it the more it sounds like a great plan. But if you have any ideas, shoot me an email at fontas.j@ neu.edu.

Best regards,
Jeff