By the Publisher of ElectionNightHQ.com
How the race has changed, given the results in Iowa:
It’s all about the Expectations Game. The conventional wisdom, heading into Iowa, was that Huck might have peaked too soon, particularly after the episode with the press conference and the negative ad. The feeling was that Huck vs. Mitt was too close […]
by Election Night HQ’s Publisher
In November 1942, the man who did perhaps more than any other to ensure the survival of civilization in the 20th century, had this to say to his British compatriots, in the midst of World War II:
“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. […]
By Election Night HQ’s Publisher
Time for Part 2 - some analysis of the intentionally-leaked strategy memo that I focused upon in Part 1:
Obviously, the memo was intended for public consumption, and I’m doing exactly that, here…
Certainly, the results of a favorable poll, plus the Union-Leader endorsement, are substantial coups and the campaign is wise to […]
By Election Night HQ’s Publisher
The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder - one of the finest new-media writers on the campaign trail - serves up this awesome, intentionally-leaked-to-the-media strategy memo to the McCain NH staff. In Part 1, we’ll see the entire text (it’s really long, so brace yourself). In Part 2, I’ll offer some commentary on the […]
The well-respected - and former Giuliani e-campaign director - Patrick Ruffini had a very insightful post today, re Senator McCain’s environmental direct-mail piece today. He also had some advice for other GOP candidates. It’s worth quoting in its entirety:
Sunday, November 25, 2007
McCain’s Enviro Mail in NH
Posted by: Patrick Ruffini at 6:17 PM
This is going to sound […]