Posted on 10/24/2007 8:22:10 PM PDT by Josh Painter
I think Thompson and his campaign have assessed that breaking these media rules will actually help him get to the real campaign. They might be right. Two benefits seem to be accruing to Thompson.
First, breaking the rules has earned him notice. This is ironic, as most candidates follow the rules of the perpetual campaign for precisely this reason. They do a lot of stump speeches to get on the evening news. They do the Sunday morning show circuit. They take any opportunity to appear on Hardball that they can get. And so on. But not Thompson. So, is the media ignoring him? Hardly! Instead, his rule breaking has earned him more attention. My favorite example of this so far was Thompson's declaration of his candidacy. The fact that he announced his candidacy on Jay Leno was taken as rule breaking. But consider the net result... Far from being punished, Thompson was rewarded for his defiance.
But much more importantly, I think Thompson has assessed that breaking these rules could win him support. People outside the Beltway, whose daily lives are not regimented by the news cycle, appreciate that the perpetual campaign has reached a point of asininity. Accordingly, a candidate could win supporters over in the real campaign by claiming that he ignored all of these rules, which essentially mandate twenty-two months of nonstop campaigning. This is a twist on running against Washington. It is running against the Washington press corps. A Republican candidate can do this all the more. After all, the perpetual campaign is mediated by the press, which conservatives loathe. Instead of saying that he broke the media's rules, a candidate instead can say that he broke the Drive By Media's rules. That is a great way to win conservatives over: run against the Drive By's.
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I just love the fact that he refuses to bow down to the all mighty MSM. Thompson will be our candidate because he is the WE THE PEOPLE candidate.
That is the issue, Fred needs to do well enough in his campaign so that he stands out...preferably for the better!
Okay, I could have said that better. He is doing what you said he is not doing, the information is available.
I don’t know why you don’t know this if you inhabit FR.
I’m thinking if you want to charge someone it ought to be based on fact. Not an assumption.
I don’t know your circumstances. Could have asked a question perhaps, and someone else could tell you the answer. Especially if you don’t have time to read.
So if a person makes a charge that is not true, whose fault is it? I guess you’re saying Fred, it is all his fault that you don’t know. IMHO if you want to be well informed you read or ask questions. It isn’t hard to do.
This particular information has been put out by Fred’s campaign staff IIRC.
No, he’s gonna tell people like you to stuff it. Then I’ll really like him. I don’t like politicians. And the less a candidate acts like one, the more I like him.
For crying our loud, are there any MEN that support this guy? Why are the pics always women supporters?
Ok. So you basically repeated the mantra and hoped by saying "his schedule" that it would make it true. Kudos. Keep the hype coming.
actally Thompson’s first shot right at Giuliani was a tactical stroke. It was unexpected, well recieved AND it knocked down Hillary AND Giuliani with the same shot.
That stood out well.
Giuliani IS a problem.
No Giuliani, NO PROBLEM.
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