Campaigning is talking to people while getting out your stance on the issues. When deciding what to talk about there are several things Kathleen Thomas takes into account: how long she has to speak, who she is speaking to, and little bit of what she wants to talk about.
How long she speaks: When she is part of a larger forum and only given a little bit of time to speak she starts with a short 30 second biography, why she is running, and what sets her apart from the other candidates.
Who she is speaking to: I'm not going to talk about this because it is obvious why this is important and you readers are a smart group of people.
What she wants to talk about: Dr. Thomas usually writes out her thoughts on issues that she has been thinking a lot about on a half page paper. She brings the half page paper up with her to speak so she remembers to hit those points. Not all politicains do this. Patrick Hughs has his cheerleading speal memorized and he always gives it, "Do you want a true Reagan conservative in the Senate?" Oh gees... Dr. Thomas does not do the cheerleading, sound bite thing because most of the events she speaks at are informational and these people want to be informed not pandered to.
Campaign rhetoric is the norm and as crazy as it sounds having informed debate is abnormal in politics, but Kathleen Thomas is different.
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