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Hearts, Not Minds
As if we didn't know it, the WaPost reminds us ...
"'Campaigns are about emotions and values more than about information,' says John Russonello, a partner in a research and communications firm who loves to discover the feelings and visceral reactions that can move voters."
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McCain Online ...
I'm briefly quoted in Jose Antonio Vargas' WaPost column. As the column points out, John McCain is getting routed online (it's not that he's not trying hard and doing the right things -- but the online zeitgeist is with Obama). While my quote is a statement of fact, I think Patrick Ruffini had the best analysis: Hillary almost beat Obama, so the fact that Obama is winning online may not be as significant as we're making it out to be ...
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You Are The Propaganda We've Been Waiting For ...
With all the talk of how Obama's signs are fascist propaganda, I've been trying to poke fun at him a bit by making my own signs. It's quite cathartic. Hey -- feel free to design your own -- and send 'em my way. If they're good, I'll even post them:)  
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Social Network Your Blues Away ...
If you're a ML&TN reader, you really ought to be on facebook. And if you're on FB, you might as well "friend" me. Facebook is cool, but I am trying to embrace other social networks -- if for no other reason than to be familiar with how they work. I'm on Linked-In, for example, but I still don't enjoy it as much as FB. Maybe it's just me? I also recently also signed up for MySpace. If you're there, check out my page. It's just getting started, and frankly, I'm not sure if it's for me. Drop me a line and let me know your thoughts ...
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Obama The Delegator
I've long said that a candidate should spend his time doing two things: 1. Raising money 2. Meeting voters Really, I should have added the third thing -- which is obvious -- is thinking about policy ideas, and preparing for speeches, debates, interviews, press conferences, etc. But the point remains: If a candidate is worrying about what color the yard signs are, then he's not focusing on those things that nobody can do better than the candidate: Raising money and meeting voters. By the way, in economic parlance, this is known as the law of comparative advantage. Today, there is a story in the NTY that shows Barack Obama atleast "gets" this rule: Mr. Obama was not thrilled with a campaign slogan, "Change We Can Believe In," that was unveiled last September. And he did not initially like the campaign’s blue and white logo -- intended to appear like a horizon, symbolizing hope and opportunity -- saying he found it too polished and corporate.
"He made his concern clear, but said, 'We have bigger fish to fry here,'" recalled David Axelrod, the campaign's chief strategist who was behind the logo's design. "That's one of his talents, his ability to distinguish between things that are absolutely essential and things that aren't. He'll give you some latitude based on your expertise."
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Nice to SEE You ...
Good advice for candidates from Edward Winkleman: "Back when I lived in Washington DC, the Congressional candidate whose campaign I worked on explained that in politics you meet so many people you never say "Nice to meet you" when working a crowd. Odds are you'll say that to someone you had previously met, but don't recognize, and they'll feel insulted. Instead, you say "Nice to see you," because that covers both the folks you're meeting for the first time and those you've met before."
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Decline of Political Blogs?
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Back From Texas
Just got back from Houston. Special thanks to all the good folks at the Texas GOP who hosted me at their convention in Texas. It was a great time. I made lots of friends, and met a lot of good folks. If you attended the little talk I gave yesterday, I hope you enjoyed it. Drop me an email, and let me know what you thought ...
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On MSNBC with Contessa Brewer
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Can Washington Learn From Silicon Valley?
Jose Vargas has an interesting profile today on Newt Gingrich's "point man" in the Silicon Valley, David Kralik: "Kralik is Gingrich's point man in the Valley, arriving nearly five months ago. He describes himself as a bridge between "a world that works: the Valley" and "a world that doesn't: Washington." The political gridlock. The circular bureaucracies. What Kralik fails to mention is that the Valley, too, has its faults, its own shortcomings. It's a bubble. And, just a few years ago, the bubble burst."
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