The VP gambit
Now this is more like it. Brilliant bit of news-managing theater and the press is gobbling it up. Who will it be? When will we know? Have the e-mails gone out yet? Two-three days of this breathless waiting, all generated by the media, while the campaign says nothing, the candidate drops a couple of hints, and gets mountains of free publicity.
This kind of thing seems more in line with the campaign's strengths and strategy. Like the "bitch-slapping" (quoting Josh! quoting Josh!) approach of the Republicans, this also works.
Now, let's do some slapping of our own.
This kind of thing seems more in line with the campaign's strengths and strategy. Like the "bitch-slapping" (quoting Josh! quoting Josh!) approach of the Republicans, this also works.
Now, let's do some slapping of our own.
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I gotta tell you, you can laugh all you want about this strategy, but it's working. Not knowing is making the media crazy...I'm checking my phone for a text message every 10 minutes and I can hardly stand to be away from my computer. I love that he has defied all the "news cycle" benchmarks the talking heads mentioned. I also agree w/ whoever said that it was probably planned for earlier in the week, but the GIFT that is going to keep on giving from McCain would have gotten lost in the news...This allows for the house gaffe to grow big ol' legs and get walking, while at the same time giving the vp thing time to percolate longer, then next thing you know we're at convention time...BRILLIANT!
August 23, 2008 12:44 AM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, he kinda fudged big on that one...
August 23, 2008 12:54 AM | Reply | Permalink
Uh, doesn't your phone beep when you get an incoming SMS?
August 23, 2008 1:57 AM | Reply | Permalink
Such a good choice. Such good judgment, Obama. "yes we can"...
August 23, 2008 1:36 AM | Reply | Permalink