Politics Sure Ain't Bean Bag

As this NY Daily News story demonstrates, John McCain's campaign is very organized. Just look at how they outmaneuvered Rudy, yesterday:

The Arizona senator released a list of 57 powerful New York-area supporters of his possible 2008 bid, just hours before Giuliani held his first presidential exploratory committee fund-raiser in Times Square.

Every campaign can and should be this organized. Even at the local level, there is nothing stopping you from handing out press releases that refute your opponents' story, during (or before) their press conference.

Here's a classic example of outmaneuvering your opponent: Find out what route they take on their way to a debate or forum -- and make sure your team puts out a ton of your yard signs along their travel route. Admittedly, 90 percent of the reason to do this is to demoralize the other team (nobody said campaigns were bean bag) ...