I think it's the official start of the dog days of Summer....The time when in some countries just about everyone is on vacation...And nobody is focused on mundane things like politics...
On the horizon is a pretty wild election season..Some indications of that is the intensity shown locally in fights over ballot access. We will see a record amount of money spent on local NNY races.....Right now Matt Doheny seems to be spending freely because he has a primary, but incumbent Bill Owens is sittng on quite a stash and will unleash it in October.
Once again, our Senate seat is pivotal for control of the upper house in Albany, so look for a lot of spending there.
Even the Assembly seats will be hotly contestested.
Get ready for the direct mail, the robo calls, the television ads.....In 60 days , these dog days will seem like a very quiet period indeed.
5 comments:
Owens/Pelosi will have a lot of money to spend. And no, debate of any facts is unlikely to change too many people's mind about anything. Party line thinking put him/her in there, and may very well keep him there. The damage is pretty well done anyway. It will be fun to watch. The destruction of our healthcare system, out of control deficits, and no changes in the unemployment levels. Yup, Owens/Pelosi is a tough act to beat.
This letter is spot on target.
http://www.valleynewsonline.com/viewnews.php?newsid=89233&id=2
Love the last line
The big question I think voters should ask is how Mr. Doheny can convince others to invest, locate a business or create JOBS in the 23rd district when he himself refuses to invest a fraction of his “bonus money” here
I did not know it was a Representatives job to convince people to invest here?
I thought the job was to pass/reject/write/modify or repeal* legislation.
*emphasis on repeal
On topic...yes people are persuaded by advertising. The interesting thing is how poor the experts are at figuring out out what will persuade.
Take for example the sound volume increases for commercials that the radio and cable stations do in an attempt to augment the impact of commercials. It actually makes people notice it is time to change the channel. Yet no expert has ever noticed this and the technique continues to be used.
Negative advertising continues to be a balancing act that no adviser seems to figure out.
But make no mistake...a portion of voters will change there votes before election day from what they intend today.
It's about Doheny's committment to the area. He moved back here when the seat came up "for grabs". People resent that.
It is about "a Representatives job to convince people to invest here?"
When Matty runs ads about how he will create jobs. How he will help business here. Yet he himslef never created a single job here other than his run for office.
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