One last schoolyard taunt
David Weigel at Reason Magazine gives Gov. Fletcher a figurative noogie for his campaign ads. The comments include one from David Boaz, Executive Vice President of the Cato Institute and Mayfield native.
I could not disagree more. The Fletcher ads were, well, extremely effective as evidenced by the results of Tuesday. Not one of us would have said back in the fall that Fletcher would get over 50% of the vote. He did, and in doing so elevated campaign manager Marty Ryall to the top of the list of wanted campaign operatives for the 2008 race for the White House. Policy people underestimate the power of political messaging, and that saddens me as a self-confessed policy wonk. Fortunately for Team Fletcher, both Ryall and Fred Davis do understand message, and understand it well.
