[NA-Discuss] VOTE RESULTS: 2013 NARALO Secretary Selection

[Alan Greenberg]

Tom,

I presume that by "incumbent" you mean people in office such as the 
ALAC members or ALAC Chair (usually it is used referring to the 
person who is in office but is in a contested election).

I guess our experiences are different. Certainly someone who is part 
of a current organization is familiar with the others who may be in a 
contested election. But KNOW is definitely not the same as TRUST and 
not infrequently KNOW is synonymous with wanting someone new. (And I 
am not implying anything about the people in the current election).

Alan

At 21/07/2013 02:34 PM, toml at communisphere.com wrote:
>Alan,
>
>What I am trying to say is that incumbents will better know and 
>trust a known player. Amopholy (sp?), might describe the human 
>response that Option 4 draws upon. There are both good and bad 
>associated with this. Random is life.
>
>Best,
>
>T9m Lowenhaupt