Shane Massey’s New Ad - Changing Columbia
Happy Halloween
The majority of you voted for the Peanut Butter Jelly Time banana, so that’s what I’ll be tonight. I’ll be sure to upload a few pics sometime this weekend.
Happy Halloween!
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Politics
Ain’t no better time than now for Mexico…one more week.
Mark Got Mick’s Back
Governor Mark Sanford has stepped up to help Mick Mulvaney for State Senate.
btw Mick - there’s this really cool new online phenomena called YouTube. Help us out and make it a little easier next time. Acquiring this and putting it on YouTube was a royal pain.
Gucci Ain’t Down With This
Gucci is so much cooler than these fools.
Geek Links
I’m not just a political hack. I’m a nerd too. But you probably already knew that.
Everyday I post a few of my favorite nerd links on PNN, but they’re on a back page and my hit counter tells me that no one reads them. Maybe you just don’t care and I’m wasting my time. Or maybe, just maybe, you do care and you just don’t want to hit that little Geek button in the top left corner. Either way, I figured I’d start bringing them to you right here.
- Seth’s Blog: Your brand is not your logo
- Seth’s Blog: Failure as an event
- CrunchGear: MTV posts music videos: Dogs and cats, living together
- Bivings: Should You Build an iPhone Application? Probably Not
- boing boing: Star Trek cast and the real Enterprise
- Hubspot: 3 Really Bad Internet Marketing Mistakes I Bet You’re Making
- Hubspot: Before You Start Blogging, Ask Yourself These 10 Questions
- SpearTalks: Seth Godin - Josh Spear, Trendspotting
- WSJ: TV+Social Network=?
- WSJ: Twitter Goes Mainstream
- techPresident: How Much is YouTube Worth to Obama and McCain?
- Internet Evolution: Twitter’s Role in Digital Democracy
- VB: Web 2.0 has crept into the everyday work place, FaceTime reports
- Mashable: Google Earth for the iPhone Has a Beautiful Interface
- Mashable: Obama Dominates Content Sharing as Election Approaches
- gary vaynerchuk: Why do we only make smart business decisions when times are tough
- Problogger: 8 Reasons to Add a Newsletter to Your Blog
- Problogger: Tips on Finding Your Blogging Rhythm
- Problogger: How To Build a Successful Email Newsletter
I (heart) Obama’s web team
This kind of product is just sick. They know what they’re doing.
New Compton Ad
Dee Compton says that education is top priority. That’s why this man will be the next State Senator from SD 10. Put that in the bank.
My View With One Week Left
As I sit here at my desk, 9 am on Monday morning, I wonder what I will be thinking at this time next week. Will I be looking at tomorrow as a day of Victory? Will I be looking at tomorrow as a day of uncertainty? Or will I be looking at tomorrow with my hands on my head and my head between my knees?
Unfortunately I see the latter as the most likely possibility.
This morning I’ve already read what seems like a hundred articles, most of which concentrate on battle ground state polls, but two are sticking in my head. The first is a blog post by Adam Fogle and the second is an analysis in the Washington Post by David Frum of the American Enterprise Institute.
Todd said black voter turnout in next month’s election could be close to 100 percent in some normally red states, which would result in an overwhelming victory for Democrat Barack Obama over Republican John McCain… So where are these “magical” numbers Todd is referencing? Beats me. I’ve looked everywhere and the only thing I can find is an Associated Press story saying that blacks are significantly outperforming their 2004 early voting turnout in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. But no mention of anything that would support the 100 percent turnout claim.
There are many ways to lose a presidential election. John McCain is losing in a way that threatens to take the entire Republican Party down with him.
A year ago, the Arizona senator’s team made a crucial strategic decision. McCain would run on his (impressive) personal biography. On policy, he’d hew mostly to conservative orthodoxy, with a few deviations — most notably, his support for legalization for illegal immigrants. But this strategy wasn’t yielding results in the general election. So in August, McCain tried a bold new gambit: He would reach out to independents and women with an exciting and unexpected vice presidential choice.
That didn’t work out so well either. Gov. Sarah Palin connected with neither independents nor women. She did, however, ignite the Republican base, which has come to support her passionately. And so, in this last month, the McCain campaign has
Palinized itself to make the most of its last asset. To fire up the Republican base, the McCain team has hit at Barack Obama as an alien, a radical and a socialist.
Sure enough, the base has responded. After months and months of wan enthusiasm among Republicans, these last weeks have at last energized the core of the party. But there’s a downside: The very same campaign strategy that has belatedly mobilized the Republican core has alienated and offended the great national middle, which was the only place where the 2008 election could have been won.
ad_iconI could pile up the poll numbers here, but frankly . . . it’s too depressing. You have to go back to the Watergate era to see numbers quite so horrible for the GOP.
McCain’s awful campaign is having awful consequences down the ballot.
I don’t want to comment on Frum’s analysis of the McCain campaign’s team or their strategy. I do agree however that the national political environment is having awful consequences down the ballot. Maybe it’s not an awful McCain strategy as Frum suggests. It’s not McCain’s fault that the economy is in turmoil and its all being blamed on the current administration. Still, it is propelling the Democrats and allowing them to play in safe Republican districts, many of which will be close for no other reason than the national backlash. Red state voters may not be ready for the big government change Barack Obama is pushing, but they are ready for some sort of change. Their anger is bad for incumbents and Republicans.
Adam Fogle wrote one of the worst political analysis I’ve ever seen and I’m hoping for the sake of his candidates that it’s some sort of spin to make John McCain look good. Chuck Todd is right. African American turnout will be higher than it’s ever been and ANY Republican not counting on 95% - 100% African American turnout with straight Democratic Party voting is operating with faulty strategy. Fogle says that he’s looked “everywhere” for proof and he can’t find anything. Besides the polling Fogle should be seeing but obviously is not, I’d suggest he go sit outside the Richland County Board of Elections for about an hour.
With one week left I feel safe saying that a nasty national atmosphere and the highest African American turnout in history will spell disaster for many down ballot Republican candidates across the country, even in the redest of red states. John McCain has been down before and made unbelievable comebacks, but in order to save his fellow Republicans, he better make one hell of a comeback real dang fast.
4 Other Things You Can Be Doing Other Than Worrying About John Vierdsen
Have you been spending all your time worrying about John Vierdsen? Can you think about nothing else? If so, here are four wonderful things you can do instead.
1. Volunteering for a State Senate or State House race.
Let’s face it friends. It ain’t looking good. Sure, Barack Obama is going to get decimated in South Carolina on his way to the White House, but his coattails are long…really long.
How long?
With only nine days left, it’s still hard to tell. I can tell you that voters across the state have soaked up all the Change talk. They might not be ready for Barack Obama’s kind of change, but they know they want some kind of change. That’s bad for incumbents and Republicans. Quit reading the blogs and go volunteer.
2. Build a new website.
Under The Power Lines took a two month break on taking new web clients because of the election, but now we are ready to get rocking and rolling. Check out our new website over at www.politicalnetroots.com and give us a hollar. We would love to start working for you today.
3. Go tell Jim DeMint Thank You!
It looks like this bailout was an absolute waste of our hard earned tax dollars and one US Senator fought the good fight for us. Go visit www.jimdemint.com and tell Jim DeMint “Thank You.” While you’re thinking about Jim DeMint, go get his book Why We Whisper. I started reading it a few weeks ago, but had to stop because of all the election craziness. I plan on finishing it during my flight to Mexico in 11 DAYS! WHOO HOO!
4. Go Vote for Wesley.
I’m not John Vierdsen, but go vote for me anyway. I’ll never run for office, so this is as close as I’m ever going to get to seeing my name on top for the most votes. So please, just go vote for me. It makes me feel good to know so many folks love me…or just think I’m one shady bastard.
Sheriff Taylor Says Vote Obama
I doubt my grandmother would ever vote for Barack Obama, but is she did, it would only be because Sheriff Taylor said she should. I’m just saying.
Another Strong Message from Bill McKown
A good message that will resonate with folks.
Bill McKown’s New Ad
What kind of change to you want?
Shane Massey’s New Ad
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