Tag: campaign strategy
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February 19, 2007 09:03 PM EST --
Also from a dated National Review article. Dems are starting to understand. We'll see if they can hold it together. Hopefully not. And I'm encouraged by one paragraph in particular.
The Democrats . . .
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September 01, 2008 05:54 PM EDT --
I heard it on NPR, then I went to the blog-o-syphere for confirmation and SURE ENOUGH, much to my wonder, (I thought it was some hurtful rumor from the nasty liberal left) IT'S TRUE!!! Not only is . . .
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September 13, 2008 11:52 AM EDT --
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NOTICE: This post has slid (slud? slidden?) gently into history.
Please view through the rose-colored rearview mirror on the left
or right side of your screen. . . .
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April 13, 2006 02:42 PM EDT --
Sorry for the lack of postings past few weeks, been very busy.
Here's the text of a memo, with a few edits, I made that small, local Republican Parties could esily implement.
Also, on the subject . . .
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September 05, 2008 10:58 AM EDT --
While the republicans based their entire convention on the biographies of Sarah Palin and reminding us over and over and over and over again about McCain's bravery and prisoner of war experience, . . .
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February 15, 2007 02:42 PM EST --
Understanding how to argue and debate is key to political communication.
Here's a summary from an old book by Arthur Schopenhauer, which I've found extremely useful.
But here's probably the . . .
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April 13, 2006 02:12 PM EDT --
Here's a picture from a race in Franklin County, Florida. "Vote Often for Crofton". Kinda harkens back to the days of "vote early and vote often" as said by gangster Al Capone. . . .
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April 13, 2006 02:19 PM EDT --
Ok, the Democrats have officially lost it (probably in more ways than one).
Thirday Way, a self-described progressive group came out with a resport that essentially says the Democrats are out of touch . . .
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April 13, 2006 02:20 PM EDT --
A common question I get asked is: when is the time right to run a Republican against an incumbent?
This dovetails with a theory of mine: people don't like arrogant leaders and actually desire to . . .
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April 13, 2006 02:41 PM EDT --
Voter switch campaigns can be extremely effective if done right. So, how do you do it right?
The answer isn't so simple and it depends on where you live at in the country. In rural areas like North . . .
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April 13, 2006 02:40 PM EDT --
In a rural area like Hamilton County, Florida, I'll use radio over newspaper any day of the week. Rather than running newspaper ads, which is a favorite in small areas, we instead bought 8 to 10 . . .
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April 13, 2006 02:40 PM EDT --
This example goes back to Hamilton County. Charles Blalock was the incumbent school superintendent. But under his tenure two schools received D grades while he "earned" the equivalent of $96,000 . . .
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April 19, 2006 02:51 PM EDT --
When I joined Gather, I swore up and down that I would stay away from political posts. I absolutely HATE politics (especially in the last 6 years), but unfortunately, the consequences of political decisions . . .
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October 08, 2008 04:13 AM EDT --
Another debate and another disappointment.
McCain is not running against a messiah. Barack Obama and his supporters may think he is a messiah but he isn't...really he isn't. Yet . . .
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April 13, 2006 02:16 PM EDT --
I'm riding high today!
In another blog, http://flapolitics.blogspot.com/2005/06/playing-to-our-strength.html, a Democrat consultant essentially says what we've all suspected (and largely known . . .
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August 01, 2006 11:16 AM EDT --
At less than 15 cents per call, automated phone calls are a cost-effective way for the low-budget campaign to persaude voters to vote for you - or to savage your opponent.
Consider the advantages: . . .
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August 01, 2006 02:40 PM EDT --
Ed Rollins has a saying in his Rules of Campaign Conduct : in boxing you win the rounds; in politics you win the weeks.
Measuring things on a week-by-week basis gives you an easy yardstick by which you . . .
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August 11, 2006 09:43 AM EDT --
A frequent question is: what kind of race should I run? Should I say "everything is fine" or "we can do better"?
The short answer is: it depends.
Are you a challenger or an incumbent? . . .
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September 18, 2008 05:31 PM EDT --
I have struggled with whether or not I should give attention to a little listened to, low rated, struggling propaganda filled, left wing, smear mongering, radio station called Air America. I was torn. . . .
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September 03, 2008 05:57 PM EDT --
As we hold our breaths, wondering what will implode next at the RNC (tonight should be a real fun time, with the happy, big and getting bigger, Palin family all gathered together on the same stage) the . . .
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