Personas on the campaign

October 23, 2008 in Barack Obama, Campaign 2008, John McCain, Personas, Sarah Palin
Tags: Barack Obama, Campaign 2008, John McCain, Personas, Sarah Palin

Poor Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, unwittingly flung onto the national stage at the Oct 13 debate and forever known to us as “Joe the Plumber.” But it hasn’t stopped there! Now John McCain, as described in the New York Times blog, The Caucus, has encountered Joe the Florist and David the Dentist. In her Oct. 21 [...]

Experiencing Campaigns

September 23, 2008 in Campaign 2008, Michelle Obama
Tags: campaign, Campaign 2008, Michelle Obama

In addition to my routine of working, carting kids back and forth and keeping up with the laundry (oh, and occasionally catching a movie with my husband), I’ve become a fervent observer of this colorful theater called The Campaign. Who among us has not caught themselves randomly switching back and forth between CNN and Fox [...]