Sarajevo is the largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina so Mirsad was very pleased when the opportunity arose recently to hold a town hall meeting there, his first in Sarajevo. The setting was the historic Museum of Literature and Performing Arts in the heart of the city. It is located in an old family house that was built in the middle of the 19th century and is considered a cultural-historical monument, which is now owned by the state. The interior and exterior designs of the home, including the gorgeous courtyard, offer a step back in time for any visitor. As Mirsad describes it evening started with some unexpected developments. Plans to hold the meeting in the beautiful courtyard had to be moved inside the museum do to heavy rains that day. And traffic flow to the museum was blocked as veterans of the Bosnian War, some 20 years ago, were protesting in front of the parliament near the museum. But despite these minor setbacks over 120 locals from all walks of life attended. People from public life, some politicians, actors and much to Mirsad’s delight, many many young people. And unlike the other candidates, Mirsad not only takes time to speak about his vision for the country but also fields questions from the audience. What was to have been a two hour town hall meeting ran for two hours and forty-five minutes. It could have gone longer had Mirsad not stopped questions as some attendees had to leave. He took this as a great sign. Unlike in the United States, Mirsad can not ask people to vote for him until one month out from the October 7 election. So right now it is all about the message and urging people to cast their vote for whomever they choose. He was very encouraged on that evening in Sarajevo as he truly believed the attendees did get his message. He explained that the most important thing they can do right now is get energized and become activists as he needs their help to spread his message. It was then home for the evening, get some much needed sleep, and hit the campaign trail once again the following morning. We talked about the rigors of the daily schedule and the growing excitement within his campaign team as the election is now just two months away.
Predsjednička kampanja Mirsada Hadžikadića odvela ga je u Sarajevo na javnu tribinu
Sarajevo je najveći grad Bosne i Hercegovine, pa je Mirsadu bilo jako drago kad se nedavno ukazala prilika da tamo održi javnu tribinu, svoju prvu u Sarajevu. Događaj je održan u historijskom Muzeju književnosti i pozorišne umjetnosti u srcu grada. On je smješten u jednoj staroj porodičnoj kući koja je izgrađena sredinom 19. vijeka i koja se smatra kulturno-historijskim spomenikom koji je sada u vlasništvu države. Dizajn enterijera i eksterijera kuće, uključujući i prekrasno dvorište, nude korak unatrag u vremenu svakom posjetitelju. Kako Mirsad opisuje, večer je započela neočekivanim događajima. Umjesto da skup bude održan u prekrasnom dvorištu, morali su se preseliti unutra zbog obilne kiše toga dana. Saobraćaj do muzeja bio je blokiran jer su veterani bosanskog rata koji se dogodio prije dvadesetak godina protestovali ispred obližnje zgrade parlamenta. Uprkos tim manjim smetnjama, tribini je prisustvovalo preko 120 građana iz svih slojeva života. Ljudi iz javnog života, političari, glumci i na Mirsadovo oduševljenje, brojni mladi ljudi. Za razliku od ostalih kandidata, Mirsad ne samo da posveti vrijeme da govori o svojoj viziji države, nego i odgovara na pitanja iz publike. Ono što je trebala biti dvosatna javna tribina trajalo je dva sata i četrdeset i pet minuta. Trajalo bi i duže da Mirsad nije zaustavio pitanja jer su neki od prisutnih morali da odu. On je ovo vidio kao sjajan znak. Za razliku od Sjedinjenih Država, Mirsad ne može tražiti od ljudi da glasaju za njega sve do jedan mjesec pred izbore koji će biti održani 7. oktobra. Dakle, sada se radi o širenju poruke i pozivanju ljudi da glasaju za koga god žele. Bio je vrlo ohrabren te večeri u Sarajevu jer je zaista ubijeđen da su prisutni razumjeli njegovu poruku. Objasnio je da je najvažnija stvar koju trenutno mogu uraditi to da se pokrenu i postanu aktivisti, jer mu je potrebna njihova pomoć u širenju poruke. Onda je došlo vrijeme za odlazak kući i neophodni san, kako bi se sljedećeg jutra nastavilo kretanje putanjom kampanje. Razgovarali smo o prenapunjenosti njegovog dnevnog rasporeda i o sve većem uzbuđenju u njegovom timu za kampanju s obzirom da su izbori za samo dva mjeseca.
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