tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33273315.post5577417493029735154..comments2023-07-16T04:38:04.407-05:00Comments on Spinuzzi: The Next RightClay Spinuzzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13356273383001825508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33273315.post-55207248817952732282008-05-09T05:48:00.000-05:002008-05-09T05:48:00.000-05:00Repack Rider -Focus. The excerpted passage is an i...Repack Rider -<BR/><BR/>Focus. The excerpted passage is an implicit <I>criticism</I> of how the McCain campaign has conducted outreach and fundraising. And elsewhere in the linked passage Ruffini <I>praises</I> Obama's campaign for its organization, outreach, fundraising, and willingness to listen to constituents. In other words, if we take away the gratuitous ad hominem attack in your comment, it looks like you agree with Ruffini.<BR/><BR/>Ruffini is a strategist, which means that he tries to analyze and diagnose structural issues, then resolve them in the medium to long term. The current election is not his objective, it's just a case study in the short term. It's that approach and perspective that interests me, not his party affiliation or track record. I can see why this would be confusing to someone who is (a) fixated on the immediate election and (b) unable to separate structural issues from partisan ones. But for someone like me, it's going to be very interesting to see how Ruffini attempts to grow an information ecosystem, succeed or fail. And the almost inevitable GOP bloodbath this fall should make the GOP much more receptive to his attempts.Clay Spinuzzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13356273383001825508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33273315.post-41270396393820350812008-05-08T23:05:00.000-05:002008-05-08T23:05:00.000-05:00Ruffini should accomplish something before announc...Ruffini should accomplish something before announcing he's going to change the world.<BR/><BR/>The Victory Caucus was going to Change Everything. Announcing that you are going to change the world and then not doing it makes you look like the eCommunications director for the GOP in 2006. How did that work out for you, Mr. Ruffini?<BR/><BR/>John McCain travels in his wife's jet with a pack of lobbyists. Do you REALLY think he wants to hear from the Great Unwashed?<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, Barack Obama has raised record amounts of money online, and 41% of his donors gave less than $25. He WILL be listening to them.<BR/><BR/>Most famous last words are: "Hey fellas! Watch this!"Repack Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546353148176139255noreply@blogger.com