Thursday, January 17, 2008
Fredmentum update [Mark Steyn]
Over to you, Peter Robinson. A Fred staffer from one of the primary states he's lost already writes in to dispute my view that the Thompson campaign lacks an overriding theme and a memorable slogan. Of the ground campaign in his state, the staffer writes:
Here are some other things missing from the campaign:
1) a finance chair
2) a clear chain of command
3) top-down loyalty
4) a candidate who was willing to campaign for more than 4 hours at day
5) direct mail
6) a college student coordinator
7) a media strategy
Other than that, the campaign had everything.
In New Hampshire, I know of two town chairs for the Fred campaign who wound up voting for other candidates.
[UPDATE: Lots of e-mails like this one:
A TRUE conservative. History will note that National Review didn't step up to the plate to support him. Both you and Bill Buckley should be ashamed.
Er, okay. But why doesn't he have direct mail and college coordinators?]
01/17 07:17 PM
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