I hate to post this on an open forum where he might get some advantage from it, but here goes:
If he had a professional staff (instead of folks just wanting to get rich and party off the contributions) they’d pre-position his mother at key stops - maybe one in 3 or 4 to give time for setup - and he would come in, warmly greet her, kiss her on the cheek, and then swing into the shaking and gabbing. In other words, look like a dutiful son that puts mama over the campaign rhetoric. And she could use the extra time before he shows up to go mother-to-mother with some of the women. Then she should watch him as he works the room, displaying a maternal smile.
Instead, you see a selfish son who leaves his elderly mother to slog through the snow without him, and comes across as a spoiled mama’s boy.
You ought to be working on someone’s campaign!
Great idea, but I agree, shhhh... haha