In an interesting bit of politics-related verisimilitude, less than five minutes after I made the comment about “Lobbyist’s” in the previous post, this post from Glenn Gallas landed in my inbox. Abraham Lincoln is credited with saying of his mother,…
Tag: Social Media
AR-01 In The Blogs: Wooldridge video missing
First, let this serve as a reminder to all AR-01 Democrats that David Cook is by far the best candidate to represent your district in Washington D.C. It’s really not even close. In that same vein, via Max Brantley, we…
AR-01: Mountains, Molehills, and FEC Filings
Suzi Parker raises some interesting questions in her most recent Talk Business article. It seems there are some strange overlaps and filing entries in the FEC reports of Marion Berry and Chad Causey. One curious payment on Berry’s April FEC…
AR-Sen: Friday Poorly Done Campaign Commercial Trifecta Hits!
First it was Tim Wooldridge. Then it was Chad Causey. If you had Chamber of Commerce qua Blanche Lincoln for the third slot on your card, you win! Holy. Crap. Seriously? No, I mean seriously? At no point during the…
AR-01: /bangs head against desk
It seems Tim Wooldridge isn’t the only candidate in AR-01 to roll out a new commercial; Chad Causey has a new one as well. Interestingly enough, the ads have some similarities. Both seem to feature the candidate in a situation…
AR-01: Wooldridge Is Not A Carburetor?
Noted horrible person Tim Wooldridge has a new commercial out. If metaphors were people, whomever designed this ad would be wanted for murder. I mean, is Wooldridge the carburetor? That would kind of make sense, inasmuch as the carburetor is…
AR-02: Debate Wrap-Up
Suzi Parker of Talk Business opened her article on the debate with a simple observation: It was the night to confront Speaker of the House Robbie Wills. Notable comments from Parker: Wills held his own, stating firmly his record as…
AR-02:To Tweet Or Not To Tweet
Query: If Patrick Kennedy is supposed to be the technology-embracing, modern candidate who mixes old school and new school campaigning, why didn’t someone from his staff live-Tweet the debate? I mean, John Adams (see here), Robbie Wills (see here), and…
AR-02: Kennedy Tweets Boldly; Explains Meekly
Blake Rutherford has an absolutely fantastic post regarding the following tweet by Patrick Kennedy: The arc of a career politician is long and bends towards corruption. PK 12:34 AM April 12th In response to this, Blake emailed Kennedy and asked…
AR-02: More On Social Media In Campaigns
Yesterday, I mentioned the seeming lack of understanding by Arkansas candidates on how to implement a coherent social media strategy. As luck would have it, Patrick Kennedy posted a Facebook note touching (somewhat) on this issue yesterday as well. Sadly,…