Posted on 08/08/2014 10:52:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
It would have been higher if he’d run a better campaign. Closed donor RSVP, no signs, little literature, that mostly going to a base list. No letting others know of his own conservative record in the TN State Legislature. No Sat campaign stops in W TN.
MAN doesn’t understand people WORK Mon-Fri for the most part, you hold Sat afternoon events if you want more than just already committed donors to show up. And give plenty of notice.
Flinn was a total unknown out side shelby co and did not really campaign.
You could have run a better campaign. When you don’t have the $$ you get resourceful.
Believe me it was a poorly run campaign, he didn’t want to travel more than mid and E TN, nearly totally ignored W TN. No signs, 1 or 2 tv ads, no counter lamar ads, he “wanted family time” was the big excuse he didn’t get to this end of the state but 4 times all but 1 were RSVP donor. The last was a weekday, short notice, limited space Huey’s, people who work, have appointments, are not available. No Saturday day events where seniors could go. Many seniors do not do night driving from rural areas. It is dangerous.
Then he did not appeal to the Military at all. And that would have made a huge difference as this 3 county area is full of Retired Military with a Military base.
Yup. I’d have dispatched surrogates and set up events in every county/county seat in the state and do driving tours and walks (take a play from Lamar!’s 1978 campaign for Governor, but without the dumb plaid shirt schtick). These volunteers could’ve worked for next to nothing. Contrast that with Lamar! having to pay for that support. Who besides crony capitalists were fervent for Lamar! ?
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