Comments on: Scoles http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/08/17/scoles/ Breathtaking Inanity Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:09:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Jeff http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/08/17/scoles/#comment-678 Jeff Thu, 18 Aug 2005 12:12:35 +0000 http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/08/17/scoles/#comment-678 Actually, to get back to something we were talking about a couple weeks ago, if the finace and I move to Delaware County, Weldon will be my congressman. That little personal tidbit aside, one of the things people need to remember about Weldon's district is that one of the biggest employers there is the Boeing plant in Ridley (my fiance's parents live down there and her dad works at Boeing), and Weldon, through his position on the Armed Services committee, is able to secure funding for numerous projects that keep the people there employed. Now, you can argue the merits of some of those projects since one of them, the Osprey, has this pesky habit of crashing quite a bit, but he's got a pretty solid base of support across the spectrum based just on people that work there. Actually, to get back to something we were talking about a couple weeks ago, if the finace and I move to Delaware County, Weldon will be my congressman.

That little personal tidbit aside, one of the things people need to remember about Weldon’s district is that one of the biggest employers there is the Boeing plant in Ridley (my fiance’s parents live down there and her dad works at Boeing), and Weldon, through his position on the Armed Services committee, is able to secure funding for numerous projects that keep the people there employed.

Now, you can argue the merits of some of those projects since one of them, the Osprey, has this pesky habit of crashing quite a bit, but he’s got a pretty solid base of support across the spectrum based just on people that work there.

]]> By: Chris http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/08/17/scoles/#comment-680 Chris Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:13:25 +0000 http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/08/17/scoles/#comment-680 Good point about Boeing and I'm sure he'll use that in his every onee of his commercials. Things like that are always going to be an issue when the out party is running in a machine controlled district. Patronage and the like can buy a lot of loyaltiy for an incumbent. Good point about Boeing and I’m sure he’ll use that in his every onee of his commercials. Things like that are always going to be an issue when the out party is running in a machine controlled district. Patronage and the like can buy a lot of loyaltiy for an incumbent.

]]> By: Dan http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/08/17/scoles/#comment-681 Dan Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:17:14 +0000 http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/08/17/scoles/#comment-681 Commercials? When's the last time you saw a Curt Weldon commercial? He certainly didn't run any during the last campaign nor did he accept any invitations to debate either of his two opponents (Greg Phillips or Paul Scoles). I don't even think Weldon has mentioned the name of any of his opponents for at least a decade. Why? Because he doesn't have to. Unless we get a Democratic candidate in that district that can raise over a million dollars and flood the airwaves with his own commercials, Weldon won't have to lift a finger. If you want Scoles to have any chance at all, it's going to take a lot more than conference calls and town hall meetings... it's going to take cash and lots of it. Any D is going to get an automatic 40-42% just by virtue of the registration numbers in the district. Getting that extra 8.1-10.1% will only come with name recognition, a solid message, and an ability to drive up Weldon's negatives. Commercials? When’s the last time you saw a Curt Weldon commercial? He certainly didn’t run any during the last campaign nor did he accept any invitations to debate either of his two opponents (Greg Phillips or Paul Scoles). I don’t even think Weldon has mentioned the name of any of his opponents for at least a decade. Why? Because he doesn’t have to. Unless we get a Democratic candidate in that district that can raise over a million dollars and flood the airwaves with his own commercials, Weldon won’t have to lift a finger. If you want Scoles to have any chance at all, it’s going to take a lot more than conference calls and town hall meetings… it’s going to take cash and lots of it. Any D is going to get an automatic 40-42% just by virtue of the registration numbers in the district. Getting that extra 8.1-10.1% will only come with name recognition, a solid message, and an ability to drive up Weldon’s negatives.

]]> By: Chris http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/08/17/scoles/#comment-682 Chris Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:18:14 +0000 http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/08/17/scoles/#comment-682 Dan, I certainly wasn't suggesting that conference calls with bloggers are the way to win elections so I'm not entirely sure where the hostility is coming from. Clearly some of the idea behind the calls is to introduce him to people who might write something nice about him. It worked. Does his being mentioned here do a thing to help him? Very doubtful, but since I lack the ability to raise $1,000,000 dollars for him I'm doing what little I can. Generally speaking, when I do this sort of thing I'm trying to take advantage of the print media's unhealthy obsession with blogs and trying to introduce a name to people who really can reach a large audience if they so choose. Dan, I certainly wasn’t suggesting that conference calls with bloggers are the way to win elections so I’m not entirely sure where the hostility is coming from. Clearly some of the idea behind the calls is to introduce him to people who might write something nice about him. It worked. Does his being mentioned here do a thing to help him? Very doubtful, but since I lack the ability to raise $1,000,000 dollars for him I’m doing what little I can. Generally speaking, when I do this sort of thing I’m trying to take advantage of the print media’s unhealthy obsession with blogs and trying to introduce a name to people who really can reach a large audience if they so choose.

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