Seems to be thoroughly hijacked by one issue voters. Of course I agree with them philosphically, but tacticly....well look how convincing they are on this thread, for example.
My local AM news radio station (WBAP) sent people to cover our Sore Loserman Freep in December '00 at the Tarrant County Courthouse. They have 50,000 watts and millions of listeners; all we needed to harness a bit of that was one phone call.
When speaking to reporters in person, especially on TV, remember John Wayne's advice to young actors: "Speak low and speak slow." Do not look down at the microphones or at the cameras, look directly at the reporter(s) during the interview.
You have nothing to be ashamed of in presenting your message; why look like you are?
I am thoroughly amazed. Wish you were there. Believe me, at no time did the conference focus on a discussion of these issues. The whole goal was how to more successfully present our issues to voters and to the media -- whatever the issue might be. And it was a huge success!