How Michael Slaby Utilized Technology to Win the ’08 Obama Campaign

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by sethkravitz • 13 years ago

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ChikkaChiChi• 13 years ago

Post hoc ergo proctor hoc.

The campaign was not won by technology or lack thereof the opposition.

snori74• 13 years ago

The problem with all of this is that it doesn't address the real issues. It's all fun when"your man" has the technology and the money, but those are not the things that should be driving things. The "Tea Party" was terrible in many respects, but it was probably much more how politics should be - real people with their own unpolished views.

wavefunction• 13 years ago

When discussing "the Tea Party," it's important to note that while a lot of the folks involved were individuals expressing their personal beliefs, the spontaneous political movement was quickly corrupted by Dick Armey and FreedomWorks.

FreedomWorks was a secretive and highly funded organization that sought to capture the populist movement and turn it towards the establishment GOP's goals. It's quite a sordid tale, but check these articles out for some context:

http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/FreedomWorks

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/12/dick-armey-lea...

How Michael Slaby Utilized Technology to Win the ’08 Obama Campaign

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