What do you do if you can’t make up your mind on what could be an important decision? Well, have other people make it up for you!

At least that seems to be the angle taken by a newly-announced campaign that is asking residents to write letters and offer support for a third term for the notoriously indecisive mayor of the District, Anthony Williams. Touting his accomplishments in everything from reducing crime to increasing community investment, the un-identified organizers of the campaign ask residents to push Williams anyway they can into running again:

Under Mayor Williams’ leadership, the District has come a long way. However, we still face many challenges. That is why it is important that we are successful in recruiting Mayor Williams to run for another term and build on his successes.

We certainly don’t agree with him 100% of the time and you don’t have to either. But the fact remains he is the best person for the job right now.

The campaign closely mirrors that which drafted General Wesley Clark to seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2004 — though he was ultimately unsuccessful in his quest — and could lend a much-needed measure of populist credibility to an aloof mayor whose main opponent, Council-member Adrian Fenty, is fast establishing a reputation as a man of the people. The campaign’s organizers fall short, though, in choosing not to identify themselves — a big no-no in politics — and settling instead for a less-than-legal disclaimer attesting that no formal affiliation to the mayor exists. At the time of this writing, an email requesting identification or affiliation went un-answered. Call this DCist cynical, but for a mayor whose re-election effort in 2002 was dogged by ethical lapses, a website of this sort begs more suspicion than it does curiosity.

Either way, one cannot help but wonder how effective the campaign might be and what effect, if any, it could have on Williams’ decision on whether or not to seek a third term in office.

Update: As a commenter has noted, and as our research has indicated, the domain name for the campaign’s website is anonymously registered. What gives?

Update, Part 2: So it’s settled — no shenanigans behind the campaign. A phone call from one of the organizer’s informed this DCist that a link will soon be added identifying the minds behind the campaign, a spokesperson may soon be announced, and a filing with the Office of Campaign Finance will be made in January concerning the costs of the site.