Comments on: That was a conversation, not an endorsement. http://www.dailyructions.com/that-was-a-conversation-not-an-endorsement/ Kevin Rennie's ructions and other disturbances Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:56:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 2/25/10: It’s time to stop the ‘Endorsements’ Game! : Bill Evans for Congress 2010 http://www.dailyructions.com/that-was-a-conversation-not-an-endorsement/comment-page-1/#comment-178 2/25/10: It’s time to stop the ‘Endorsements’ Game! : Bill Evans for Congress 2010 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:05:40 +0000 http://www.dailyructions.com/?p=234#comment-178 [...] The link to the story is at : http://www.dailyructions.com/that-was-a-conversation-not-an-endorsement [...] [...] The link to the story is at : http://www.dailyructions.com/that-was-a-conversation-not-an-endorsement [...]

]]> By: Fuzzy Dunlop http://www.dailyructions.com/that-was-a-conversation-not-an-endorsement/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Fuzzy Dunlop Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:27:41 +0000 http://www.dailyructions.com/?p=234#comment-164 We now have two confirmed instances where Mike Fedele appears to have erroneously interpreted a general conversation with someone regarding his candidacy (first Jodi Rell, now Leo Paul) as an actual endorsement (I can almost picture a conversation going something like this: Mike "So you don't think I'd make a bad governor, right?" Potential Endorser: "Well no, I'm don't think you'd be a bad governor." Mike: "OK! Great to have you on board!" *click* as Mike hangs up and rushes to tweet his latest list of endorsements). It's good to see that you're willing to do some actual legwork, Kevin. I wonder, however, whether any actual reporters (not bloggers like yourself) are willing to actually follow-up to confirm with the many people who Mike Fedele has claimed "endorse" him (so far, Jodi Rell endorsement saga aside, most blogs and news agencies appear complacent and simply repeat the campaign's press releases). Announcing "endorsements" has been an important part of the Fedele campaign's strategy: Tom Foley spoiled his frontrunner status and he desperately wants to appear to be the natural heir and successor to Jodi Rell (although why any self respecting person would claim her as a role model for leadership is beyond me.... the Rell administration has not exactly been a chapter in Profiles in Courage). Leading in endorsements helps to create this image. I have a feeling that Jodi Rell and Leo Paul aren't the only people who have been unknowingly pulled on to the Fedele2010 express. We now have two confirmed instances where Mike Fedele appears to have erroneously interpreted a general conversation with someone regarding his candidacy (first Jodi Rell, now Leo Paul) as an actual endorsement (I can almost picture a conversation going something like this: Mike “So you don’t think I’d make a bad governor, right?” Potential Endorser: “Well no, I’m don’t think you’d be a bad governor.” Mike: “OK! Great to have you on board!” *click* as Mike hangs up and rushes to tweet his latest list of endorsements). It’s good to see that you’re willing to do some actual legwork, Kevin. I wonder, however, whether any actual reporters (not bloggers like yourself) are willing to actually follow-up to confirm with the many people who Mike Fedele has claimed “endorse” him (so far, Jodi Rell endorsement saga aside, most blogs and news agencies appear complacent and simply repeat the campaign’s press releases).

Announcing “endorsements” has been an important part of the Fedele campaign’s strategy: Tom Foley spoiled his frontrunner status and he desperately wants to appear to be the natural heir and successor to Jodi Rell (although why any self respecting person would claim her as a role model for leadership is beyond me…. the Rell administration has not exactly been a chapter in Profiles in Courage). Leading in endorsements helps to create this image.

I have a feeling that Jodi Rell and Leo Paul aren’t the only people who have been unknowingly pulled on to the Fedele2010 express.

]]> By: John http://www.dailyructions.com/that-was-a-conversation-not-an-endorsement/comment-page-1/#comment-141 John Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:16:49 +0000 http://www.dailyructions.com/?p=234#comment-141 Hey Kevin, Great blog. This article reminded me of a story from a Courant blog about how Rob Simmons announced an endorsement before he was endorsed. Here's the link: http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2010/01/oops-endorsement-announcement.html. I wonder how that can happen when these people are running such a tight ship. I guess the names just get lost in the mix. Hey Kevin, Great blog. This article reminded me of a story from a Courant blog about how Rob Simmons announced an endorsement before he was endorsed. Here’s the link: http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2010/01/oops-endorsement-announcement.html. I wonder how that can happen when these people are running such a tight ship. I guess the names just get lost in the mix.

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