Hunter’s campaign was not well run from the start. He looked good in the first two or three debates, but after that he was unable to vary his themes. It was always, “I built that wall.” Ookay, but we still have a big problem, sir. A president needs a broader scope, a grasp of all top issues. I think his campaign, such as it was, finally died in New Hampshire.
Perhaps he counted on the momentum from the anti-amnesty movement but it’s apparent that wasn’t enough.
A conservative candidate should have a plan for bypassing the media before he ever gets in a national race. Without it, he’s going to get: (1) No coverage, (2) Defined by the media, (3) both.
Reagan’s plan was his incredible ability to communicate.
GW Bush simply had a lot of money backing him, so, even though at that time he was as close to an atrocious communicator as one can get, he overcame it with media purchases.
McCain has been the recipient of largesse from the media. He’s not a great communicator, and he’s not rich. He’ll get party money now, and he’ll get liberal money.
Ya know, Enchil, I’m not sure McCain is not the media’s PREFERRED liberal choice. They seem to have no love for Hillary, and Obama can’t play the role of “Golden Boy” throughout an entire presidential campaign.
At some point someone’s gonna ask why the emperor has no clothes.