Today’s the day that everyone is talking about how Hillary Clinton is in for the 2008 Presidential Race.
Did you know that Republic Senator Sam Brownback put his hat in the ring today as well? Sam who? That’s what I thought. I hate to say that because I know nothing about him, but I doubt many others know much about him either. If I am wrong, and you know who he is, please let it be known in the comments.
What I do know is that he opposed Bush’s plan to send more troops to Iraq. (Either he really opposes it, or he knows he’s got to find someway to stick out better, and he was one of very few Republicans that spoke against the president on this matter). Mission accomplished. He stuck out, but not enough . . . yet. He’s also very against abortion, which is another feather in the hat of attention. One thing that CNN points out is that he has strong ties with the Christian community, but that was so 2004. Everybody played that card last election.
Sam Brownback Statement
“It is with sincere humility and a determination to do good that I declare my candidacy for President of the United States.” It’s weak. Completely weak. There isn’t a memorable word in this statement (except for the word humility). Either he came up with it himself, which I doubt, or his communications team did. I would fire them now and take some lessons from the “I’m in. And I’m in to win” folks over at the Clinton campaign. I’m not here to promote Clinton, but I am here to let you know what I think about the different communications strategies that are already unfolding, and Billary has get the best so far.
The final word on Sam Brownback
Well, the final word for this post.
- The story is yet to unfold, but his first statement wasn’t very strong.
- Brownback sides with some issues that will create some serious attention for him (abortion, opposition to more troops in Iraq), but I don’t think abortion is going to be a hot topic this election season. Iraq is a huge deal.
- A lot of his day one-press coverage places him in the “underdog” light.
- He has strong ties with the southern religious community, especially in Iowa, and Iowa matters most at this point in the race.
- He’s definitely a religious dude. “Search the record of history. To walk away from the Almighty is to embrace decline for a nation,” Brownback said.
If they find one skeleton in his closet, he’s done.
UPDATE:From what I can tell, his media/PR guy is Paul Wilson of Wilson Grand Communication out of Alexandria, Virginia.
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Brownback’s opposition to abortion and gay marriage, and his platform against wasteful federal spending and for compassionate and practical programs to help the poor, energy independence, stopping cancer, term limits for judges and members of Congress, and a flat tax, isn’t going to win the nomination. He has alienated the core of his chosen conservative constituency by opposing the revised Iraq strategy and by supporting a path to citizenship for some of the nation’s 11 million illegal aliens.
Brownback’s campaign is Quixotic. Even though he first announced he was running on December 4, a new Washington Post and ABC News poll finds Brownback supported by only 1 percent. That’s the same level of support CNN and Pew polls found for Brownback in November.
At this point almost anyone could enter the field and have a chance. There was a little known governor with some serious baggage who came out of no where to win the presidency in 1992. Remember him?
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