“If she really cared about the outcome of Wisconsin, she would’ve campaigned there,” Krauthammer said, calling the millions of dollars she raised over the past week a “fundraising scam” for the Green Party. Krauthammer said her own candidacy caused Hillary Clinton to lose Michigan and Wisconsin, two of the states– the third of which is Pennsylvania– where Stein is seeking recounts. If one-fifteenth of the people who supported her in Michigan and one-quarter of those…
All the Tweets and All the Money Still Can’t Beat a Good Ground Game
In a 21st century world filled with modern technological marvels that spread information far and wide instantaneously, a campaign’s physical ground game is still the surest way for a candidate to win at the ballot box. During the 2016 primaries, many of the candidates, including Sanders, Trump, and to a degree even Clinton, were forced to accept that their huge rallies and high-tech deliveries were not connecting with the voters in a way that got…
Facebook: Business Ad for GOP Candidates ‘May Shock, Offend or Upset’
My friend Chuck Warren ran an ad for his company on Facebook. Chuck is a businessman with decades of political experience. His clients include Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Carly for America, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, and Senator Ted Cruz’s super PAC, Keep the Promise. Nothing really edgy. The ad he bought on Facebook is for campaign services targeted to folks running for office — strictly a business ad, no preaching or issues mentioned. Facebook slapped a…