Cardenas to kick off campaign for Board of Review on Veterans Day

Posted at the request of a friend of this site....

You may well ask, what relevance does this event have for the prospective Cook County judicial candidate? (Some FWIW readers get a tad miffed if I stray beyond the narrow confines of judicial elections.)

The answer to said question, truthfully, is not a whole heck of a lot. Ald. George Cardenas is also the Committeeperson of Chicago's 12th Ward and, presumably, it never hurts to try and catch the eye of any committeeperson (one down, you may think to yourself, but 79 to go). And, of course, the committeeperson making his or her own grab for a higher rung on the cursus honorum is less likely than most to be fascinated by your judicial ambitions. Or to even pretend to be.

Ald. Cardenas is not even on the countywide slating committee (though he is on the judicial retention committee).

So the benefits for the judicial wannabe are tangential... at best. Perhaps you'll meet someone. Perhaps someone will see you and remember your face. There's always an opportunity for a social media post of some kind. If you can get someone to pose with you.

But did you notice the price? If the above announcement may be believed, the event Thursday evening, starting at 6:00 p.m., at Radius, 640 West Cermak, is... dare I say it... free. Quoting now from the blurb itself: The event promises "[c]omplimentary food & drinks from outstanding local chefs."

You will not find many political events in this price range.

It's true -- and almost certain -- that you, the hopeful candidate, will be largely ignored, and perhaps completely ignored unless you happen to meet someone you know socially. That's just the nature of campaigning. But there are plenty of events where you can pay a pretty penny for admission -- and be equally ignored. So this may be worth considering. If you have the time.

Registration is required. Click here to reach the Eventbrite link.