Tonight’s Winner Is…Romney

In tonight’s very amicable Republican debate Romney came across as the consensus winner.  As I watched reaction from the talking heads it was clear that Romney’s message came across the clearest as he showcased his economic knowledge and experience in the private sector.  McCain for the most part came across very presidential and other than his […]

Official 2008 Delegate Counts

I can’t seem to figure out the official delegate count anywhere. I’ve been to multiple major news sites and get a different answer from each. As of January 16, 2008 here is what 3 major news sites where reporting for the GOP Delegate Count:
Fox News:
Mitt Romney 42
Mike Huckabee 21
John […]

Giuliani: Firm hold on national polling (not in Iowa)

(TheSwamp.com) Oct. 9, 2007 From that national perspective of who’s on top and who’s not, Republican Rudy Giuliani remains on top of the GOP pack of presidential candidates.
This overlooks the fact that Republican Mitt Romney fares better in the latest survey of Iowans likely to turn out for the nation’s first nominating caucuses in January […]

MSNBC: Libertarian Ron Paul has become ‘an Internet sensation’

(RawStory.com) Sept. 27, 2007 MSNBC’s David Shuster marvelled on Tuesday that anti-war libertarian Rep. Ron Paul “has managed to develop a huge fan base online … especially among college students” in his bid for the GOP presidential nomination.
There are almost 30,000 Ron Paul videos on YouTube, and Paul has more than 64,000 friends on MySpace. […]

Fred Thompson’s Election Site Most Visited

(MarketingPilgrim.com) Sept. 13, 2007 Fred Thompson is barely a week into his official presidential election campaign, and he’s off to a flying start, according to new data from Hitwise.
Fred08.com was the most visited site among presidential candidates for the week ending September 8, 2007, claiming an impressive 34.73% market share. Obama was second (13.49%) […]

Underdog Paul inspires political passion

(Yahoo News) Aug. 31, 2007NEW YORK - Passengers on a plane leaving New York could see three words in 4-foot block letters painted on an East Village rooftop terrace as they ascended: GOOGLE RON PAUL.
The entreaty to search the Internet for news of the Republican congressman from rural Texas is one of the more visible […]

Ron Paul: How a Fringe Politician Took Over the Web

This is an older article but I thought that it gave some good insight into the power of marketing on the web…
(Wired.com) June 27, 2007
When Texas Congressman Ron Paul entered the race for next year’s Republican presidential nomination, few political analysts paid much notice.
Paul has no backing from political bigwigs or any campaign war chest […]

Q1 Fundraising Insights

I know that first quarter fundraising totals are old news, but I wanted to look at it from a different angle. I’ll try and finish second quarter numbers as soon as possible and post some overall insights using the same approach. I took a “winner take all” approach to the numbers and assigned […]

Obama, Giuliani do best in general election match-ups

According to the latest Zogby International poll, Barack Obama and Rudy Giuliani do the best in general election match-ups.
Giuliani 47%, Clinton 40%
Giuliani 40%, Obama 46%
Giuliani 46%, Edwards 40%
McCain 47%, Clinton 39%
McCain 40%, Obama 44%
McCain 47%, Edwards 38%
Romney 35%, Clinton 45%
Romney 29%, Obama 51%
Romney 32%, Edwards 47%
Both Obama and Giuliani are also increasing their gains as […]

Iowa Poll - Strategic Vision

In a Iowa poll released yesterday by polling firm Strategic Vision, Giuliani is leading the Republican pack, while Edwards has the edge amongst Democrats.
Republican Results:
Rudy Giuliani 29%
John McCain 22%
Newt Gingrich 11%
Mitt Romney 9%
Chuck Hagel 5%
Tommy Thompson 3%
Tom Tancredo 2%
Sam Brownback 2%
Mike Huckabee 2%
Jim Gilmore 1%
Duncan Hunter 1%
Undecided 13%
Democrat Results:
John Edwards 24%
Hillary Clinton 18%
Barack Obama 18%
Tom […]