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Running for political office.

No, this magpie isn't running for anything.

But if you've ever wondered what it's like to run for office on a state level, you might want to head over to Wampum. MB has put up the first of a series of posts about her campaign for the Democratic nomination in Maine's 116th House district:

The next step in the campaign we completed just yesterday, getting the appropriate number of signatures on my nominating papers. This is essentially a case of going door-to-door, asking your neighbors to help put you on the ballot. They don't have to vote for you or hand you money. All you want is their John Hancock. Make sure, however, you ask if they're Democrats. Didn't think about that one when I first started gathering signatures at the polls on election day (special city council election.) Not only did [I] get an unenrolled or two, even got a couple of Republicans.