Bacon's Rebellion

Oh, To Be An Incumbent

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Dick Hall-Sizemore
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7 responses to “Oh, To Be An Incumbent”

  1. Nancy Naive Avatar
    Nancy Naive

    “It’s good to be King.” Of course, the next best thing is a map and a crayon.

    1. how_it_works Avatar
      how_it_works

      I wonder if the average Virginia politician finds crayons to be delicious.

      1. Nancy Naive Avatar
        Nancy Naive

        Amanda?

  2. Stephen Haner Avatar
    Stephen Haner

    Ah, this takes me back. Too few resources for too many begging hands means tough decisions are needed, targeting, and the loudest pleas and demands usually come from the caucus incumbents, many of them not really vulnerable (if they are, it is usually their own fault.) But this time they are often running in many new precincts….

    This is a brutal triage process, with some given up for dead from the start and some assumed they will survive on their own. The money should go where it will make the difference for a campaigns on the edge. This year, thanks to Youngkin’s fundraising, more campaigns are likely to get in that middle category.

    But the ads didn’t wow me. Little 15-second hit jobs on “Democrats.” What does that tell us about the polling on the words “liberal” or “progressive” or even “woke”? I’d be spending on name ID for the R candidates in those districts, positive name ID.

    1. James Wyatt Whitehead Avatar
      James Wyatt Whitehead

      Youngkin has brought in a nice haul to spread around. Will it be enough?
      https://apnews.com/article/glenn-youngkin-2024-virginia-elections-campaign-finance-77fc0314043bd1b88f722952bf3426b5

    2. DJRippert Avatar
      DJRippert

      In marketing there is a concept called “brand awareness”. Through a variety of means (including advertising) you try to get people to recognize your brand in a positive way.

      “Coke is the real thing”. Coca-cola
      “Just do it!” Nike
      “Red Bull gives you wings” Red Bull

      Neither political party in Virginia seems to have much of a recognizable brand.

      What would be the brand statement for the Republican Party in Virginia that equates to the statements I listed above?

      “Downsize government, upsize the future”?

  3. Nancy Naive Avatar
    Nancy Naive

    Fun with words… your boss calls and says, “I’d like you to mosey by my office, scan a moot document, then your give a reflexive response.”

    What’s up?

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