A New Way of Campaigning

About 120 people showed up for Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s recent town hall, his first since losing his U.S. Senate race. The Texas Democrat then went home to live-stream himself cooking a chicken dinner with his wife, daughter and their pet snake Monty.

That 45-minute broadcast attracted 257,000 views on Facebook — along with more than 12,400 comments.

Presidential aspirants take heed: The 2020 campaign, which is poised to kick into high gear next year with dozens of potential candidates, will take place in a media landscape that has shifted in just the past two years and been radically transformed since the 2008 primary, which began before the release of the first iPhone.
Town hall? 120 people. Live-streamed chicken dinner? 257,000 views on Facebook

Like it or not, we’re living in a new world .

 

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12 Responses to A New Way of Campaigning

  1. tammy j says:

    interesting. apparently Trump is the first president in eons who has not had a pet in the white house.
    but somehow the idea of a pet snake with the first family . . . I just don’t know.
    sorry to snake lovers everywhere. . . but I can’t say it’s a comforting thought.

    • Jean says:

      I didn’t pay much attention to that part, and apparently all of his followers weren’t turned off by it, but I’m guessing a personable dog would get him more votes. 😀 Every little bit counts.

  2. The OP Pack says:

    Yes, we are. And Mom isn’t convinced it is all good:(

    Woos – Lightning, Misty, and Timber

    • Jean says:

      I am convinced it is not all good. However, it is what it is. I’m afraid we’re starting a period of crisis and transformation, but hopefully I’m wrong!

  3. the new generation are expecting this to be the “way and the only way” … I wonder what they will expect when they are our generation (future).

    I know that even at the last few elections here in NZ, there is has been far less “door knocking” and even less “letterbox drops” … however much on static bill boards @ major road junctions and of course, much on TV – “leaders questions etc” … but because I don’t have a TV and not really into elections as such, I note very little.

    • Jean says:

      I’ve received some flyers in the mail, and maybe one or two at my doorstep, plus some robocalls, during the last election, but it wasn’t too intrusive. Like you, I don’t watch TV except for some late night comedians. It makes the news more palatable!

  4. nick says:

    Nice one. He’s angling simultaneously for the meat-eating vote, the family values vote and the animal-loving vote. How could he lose?

  5. Right now I will say I can be excitted about a new person in white house. But then once it start I will say..Glad the election is over.

    • Jean says:

      It may still be Trump in 2020. Bruce Springsteen thinks so. He’s not a Trump fan but thinks the Democrats won’t be able to pick someone who can address the problems that got Trump elected. And there’s the problem of gerrymandering and the electoral college — the party that gets the most votes doesn’t always wind up with the most political power.

  6. Linda Sand says:

    One local politician advertises she is pro-conservation yet I got more than a dozen postcards and one door flyer for her campaign. Listen to what I say but don’t watch what I do?

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