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Elizabeth Warren takes aim at D.C.'s political consultant industrial complex
PoliticoWhen Elizabeth Warren said earlier this year she was swearing off fundraisers, many Democratic strategists saw it as a sign of desperation from a flailing candidate.
But that gamble against conventional wisdom which is paying off handsomely, given the $19.1 million she raised in the second quarter is far from the only way Warren is defying the traditional playbook for running a modern presidential campaign.
The campaign has gone without an outside polling firm, and says it has no plans to hire one, even though it is standard operating procedure for most serious candidates. Instead of initially stockpiling resources for a home-stretch TV ad blitz, she's amassed a payroll of 300-plus staffers in the early months of the campaign overhead that could deplete her coffers if her fundraising ever falters.
And now, the campaign told POLITICO that it is shunning the typical model for producing campaign ads, in which outside firms are hired and paid often hefty commissions for their work. Instead, Warren's campaign is producing TV, digital and other media content itself, as well as placing its digital ad buys internally.
But that gamble against conventional wisdom which is paying off handsomely, given the $19.1 million she raised in the second quarter is far from the only way Warren is defying the traditional playbook for running a modern presidential campaign.
The campaign has gone without an outside polling firm, and says it has no plans to hire one, even though it is standard operating procedure for most serious candidates. Instead of initially stockpiling resources for a home-stretch TV ad blitz, she's amassed a payroll of 300-plus staffers in the early months of the campaign overhead that could deplete her coffers if her fundraising ever falters.
And now, the campaign told POLITICO that it is shunning the typical model for producing campaign ads, in which outside firms are hired and paid often hefty commissions for their work. Instead, Warren's campaign is producing TV, digital and other media content itself, as well as placing its digital ad buys internally.
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Elizabeth Warren takes aim at D.C.'s political consultant industrial complex (Original Post)
brooklynite
Jul 2019
OP
Seems to be working; her speed-to-market and social media has been excellent
BeyondGeography
Jul 2019
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BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)1. I was just going to post this.
Thanks!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BeyondGeography
(39,376 posts)2. Seems to be working; her speed-to-market and social media has been excellent
and her campaign has been tight as a drum leaks-wise.
Bonus exchange in the comments section:
Steve Fox
Is she running a Trump style campaign?
Lew Fournier
No. She has not used campaign money to pay off porn stars or enlisted Russian help.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Gothmog
(145,374 posts)3. I hope that Warren is successful
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden