Campaign advice for McCain
Advice for the McCain campaign:
Provide total media accessibility on their campaign planes and buses. Kick most of the aides off and send them out to swing states to work for the state coordinators on getting voters to the polls. Keep just a minimal staff to help organize the press conferences McCain and Palin should have at every stop and the TV interviews they should do at every location. Do town halls, do the Sunday TV shows, do talk radio -- and invite Obama and Biden to join them in some of these venues, on the ground that more joint appearances might restore civility and substance to the contest.
Ain't me talking but William Kristol in today's New York Times.
Maybe the well-known conservative has a loug enough voice that Gov. Palin will talk with us when she's in town Thursday. Here's hoping.
Meanwhile, reporter Mark Binker is in Wilmington with the McCain campaign.
Update: His initial blog entryt and news report.
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I love John McCain and find Palin interesting but pretty much a political lightweight.
Concerning your advice for McCain, it's probably coming too late in the game, John.
Think there's just too much ground for McCain to make up and not enough time.
These are my vibrations from S.C.
Posted on October 13, 2008 10:59 AM
Ain't me talking but William Kristol in today's New York Times.
Maybe the well-known conservative has a loug enough voice that Gov. Palin will talk with us when she's in town Thursday. Here's hoping.
I'm sure McCain is reluctant to keep a horde of news people crowding him in that he knows, what we know, that the press will not give him a fair shake. JR, I'm sure your chomping at the bit to get at Sara, and if your fair with her I'm sure she would be fair with you, but if you plan on asking questions you wouldn't dare ask Obama then save your breath! Beau
Posted on October 13, 2008 5:51 PM
Please get this to McCain's Camp!
Do you all know the effective commercial with "Hi I'm a Mac, I'm a PC"- notice how simple the commercial is. This could win the election for McCain:
1) Short 10 second ads- white background- with normal people like me in my white coat for example saying, "I am a doctor- I pay 33% of my income to the government. Under Obama- I will be paying 39%- Thats the thanks I get for working hard." and then walk off the "set."
2) Make TONS of these very simple ads- very low cost with every day americans about EVERY topic of the campaign, defense, taxes, Fanny Mae, Most Liberal senator, connections
3) There is no way that the Obama camp could possibly respond to all of them and will make them look caught off guard.
4) CHEAP, EFFECTIVE, FLOOD THE MEDIA
NO MORE 'FLOWERY' COMMERCIALS WITH A LADY TALKING IN THE BACKGROUND WITH ELEVATOR MUSIC!
Posted on October 19, 2008 10:55 PM
Here's an idea for a “I am Joe the Plumber” Ad
This would mirror the Tiger Woods/Nike add of several years ago with a dozen or so people on camera one-at-a-time stating that they are Tiger Woods/Joe the Plumber. These would be “everyman” types (plumbers, construction works, bricklayers, nurses, et all). The commercial would end with one saying that they don’t want Barack Obama to raise their taxes and pan to a large crowd of people. John McCain could appear at the very end stating that unlike Barack Obama, he’s fighting to keep Joe the Plumber’s and your taxes low.
Posted on October 22, 2008 12:32 AM
Here's another idea for a more negative ad: “Barack Obama, Smoker”
Perhaps the greatest sin in American public life today (outside being a conservative) is smoking. I had a 10-year old girl tell me last week that she’s for Barack Obama but that there’s one thing she doesn’t like: he smokes. While it may be a bit of a gimmick, this is perhaps a gateway to getting people to focus on the negative aspects of Senator Obama’s policies and personal associations.
This commercial could start with a black and white image of Barack Obama smoking a cigarette (preferably if it appears he’s trying to hide it). A narrator would state, “Barack Obama is a smoker but doesn’t want you to know. What else does Barack Obama want to hide from you?”
From here, the add could have variations depending on what theme the campaign wants to stress:
Taxes: That Senator Obama wants to “spread the wealth around.”
Abortion: That he will force all taxpayers to fund abortion regardless of their views.
Terrorism: That he associates with Bill Ayers, a known terrorist.
Posted on October 22, 2008 12:35 AM
ATTN: McCain Campaign
The McCain campaign needs to turn this economic crisis around on Obama, especially the recent meltdown in the world stock markets. Consider that markets are efficient and naturally find their ways to tops and bottoms, not only on earnings but investor sentiment. As the polls show that Obama is the next likely presdeint of the USA the world markets are reacting, in fear. The smart money is flowing away from stocks around the world to other 'safe havens', and every 'Average Joe' on Main Street with a market based pension or savings is affected. Higher taxes and the prospects of a 'Robinhood' style redistribution of wealth is alarming, and the whole world is reacting. The rich, including Warren Buffet are immune from catostrophic loss, and otherwise savoring in this meltdown. Moreover, every year government spending represents a larger percentage of GDP. At some point you have to ask at what percentage does it becomes socialism? A hardlined and eloquent 'fear' based injection of these facts into the McCain campaign may well serve to tighten the race.
Posted on October 24, 2008 1:33 PM