Maybe, maybe not.........but if so the job is to get the name known.
If he hasn't gotten the job done in all his years as Governor and Senator, then nothing short of taking a sniper rifle to the top of the Washington Monument is going to do it.
So9
I didn't agree with you. In fact I disagree with you.
Get real. Many folks have no idea who the Governor or Senators of their own states are, much less, those of a neighboring or distant state. That't not to say they can't be educated on the matter before a General Election. There were people in the 2004 election who said they didn't know much about President Bush, and he'd already been in office for four years.
There are some who don't know and don't care who is running for office. Most don't pay attention until a couple of weeks before a general election, so that's when it becomes important to get the message out loud and clear. Before then, it's done for the benefit of the party faithful.