[GPSCC-chat] John Nichols on the Eric Cantor loss

[Wes Rolley]

On 6/11/2014 8:37 PM, Gerry Gras wrote:
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Interesting observations.   Nichols was correct NOT to focus on the 
immigration issue, which many talking heads did in trying to explain 
this away.   Not really mentioned by Nichols was the fact that Cantor 
has a rather prickly personality, is not well liked by much of anyone 
outside his immediate family and ran a really bad campaign.

Also, not mentioned, is the fact that Brat had significant backing from 
right wing talk radio, especially that paragon of political wisdom, 
Laura Ingraham. (source; 
http://mediamatters.org/research/2014/06/10/laura-ingraham-campaigned-against-eric-cantor-t/199671

So, if you want to run a low budget campaign, you need to start courting 
the media that is important to your constituency.
-- 
"Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, 
then you are wasting your time on this Earth" - /Roberto Clemente/
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