Comments on: 2009 Online Advocacy Review http://www.theagitator.net/communications/2009-online-advocacy-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2009-online-advocacy-review Fundraising and advocacy strategies. Trends, tips ... with an edge Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:21:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jon Stahl http://www.theagitator.net/communications/2009-online-advocacy-review/comment-page-1/#comment-16515 Jon Stahl Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:20:20 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1318#comment-16515 Good stuff. As you point out, the "physics" of political campaigning are fundamentally (not superficially!) different from issue/advocacy campaigning. What issue campaign has a billion dollar budget, a clear end date known years in advance, a binary win/lose outcome, guaranteed lead story in the news for 18 months, and (in the case of Obama), a spokesman with once-in-a-generation charisma? Good stuff. As you point out, the “physics” of political campaigning are fundamentally (not superficially!) different from issue/advocacy campaigning.

What issue campaign has a billion dollar budget, a clear end date known years in advance, a binary win/lose outcome, guaranteed lead story in the news for 18 months, and (in the case of Obama), a spokesman with once-in-a-generation charisma?

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