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[Hide] (112.5KB, 1920x1280) Welp, looks like Trump won. I just wanted to post my thoughts on the whole thing from a campaign management perspective--not on the candidates themselves.
What the DNC/Harris campaign did wrong:
- The VP has one job, which is to take over when the POTUS can't do it anymore. The first debate was horrifying, and showed from before the official start of Kamala's campaign that she wasn't doing her job.
- The DNC's lack of primary or even a contested convention that at least would've given the resultant candidate some 'democratic' legitimacy.
- Currying favor from out-of-touch elite Hollywood celebrities.
- Getting endorsements from the fucking Cheneys and other RINO neocon Iraq-war hawk throwback neanderthals that completely undermine any shred of what the Dems supposedly stand for.
- Throwing Tulsi and a Kennedy out.
- If you go to the wayback machine and compare their campaign websites, Trump has position statements well in advance of Harris.
- What the hell was up with picking Walz?
- What the hell was the deal with their messaging? "Abortion" and "I'm from a middle class family"? Really? That's it? Their demand for old school MSM tactics like "message consistency" failed to keep with the current day media strategies.
- Complete lack of ability to keep up with the current media landscape. That botched ABC interview, appearing on hardly any podcasts, extremely over-cultured and controlled appearances, etc..
- Not getting important endorsements like the Teamsters and WaPo.
- She really fucked up with Rogan.
I've said it elsewhere, but I'll say it again. If I was DNC chair/Harris campaign manager and also secretly a GOP mole/spy who didn't want to get caught; I don't think I would've done anything differently.
What the RNC/Trump campaign did right:
- The reaction to the assassination attempts, but especially the first one. That image of his fist in the air won him the election.
- Trump was doing a rally or a podcast nearly every night. He was _relentless_.
- Getting on Rogan definitely helped--and being willing to do an unscripted THREE HOUR interview with a 78 year old was a risky play that played well.
- Working hard to pull in and get endorsements from the LNC, Tulsi, RFK, Elon, Rogan--and the implicit endorsements from a lot of labor unions, were solid.
- He was on-the-ball with his campaign website.
- The Madison Square Garden event was pretty well produced.
- The McDonalds event was genius.
- The garbage truck stunt was smart.
- Vance was a solid pick by comparison and "won" him the last debate.