On camera, a Romney “supporter” at an early voting location says he was paid by the South Florida Romney campaign effort to wear a shirt and maintain a presence. Having a handful of Romney supporters at the site likely helped make the impression on potential voters who lack the capacity to think for themselves that they, because of Romney’s large “support”, they should vote for him. Makes perfect sense…
Via Alice Linahan. Perception is reality. Watch.
Uploaded by LifeLibertyNow on Jan 22, 2012
This is nothing new, as campaigns have been paying people to become active for years now. And it is not illegal, as far as I know. There’s nothing wrong with paying someone to help spread a message. However, it does show the limited motivations within the Romney campaign. There is not much grassroots here in South Florida if people have to be paid to get out and spread a critical message about the future of this country.
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A lot of Obama’s door-knockers in my area were paid too. Usually college students picking up extra cash by dropping leaflets for O and other Dem candidates.
It does seem like awesome enthusiasm if you don’t know what’s going on.
It isn’t you I don’t believe.
It is the person being interviewed. Why would anyone what to pay him to fake loyalty?
Completely and in every way unbelievable.
Erick Erickson of Red State explains how this works – and, in Romney’s case, doesn’t work. He says:
“I’ve talked to a number of people in South Carolina and they are all stunned at how the press has missed the story about the Newt v. Romney ground game in South Carolina. According to a number of people I and others have talked to, Newt relied on the traditional grassroots network in South Carolina, outsourcing it to the Speaker, various sheriffs, etc.
Romney’s campaign bussed in volunteers from out of state including a heavy contingent from Brigham Young and they were sign holders and phone bankers, but they didn’t do traditional GOTV operations.
I think the polling bears out this reality.
In my experience from running campaigns, a well run campaign can match its polling. A well run campaign with well run GOTV can exceed its polling. A well run campaign with a poorly run GOTV operation will never reach its polling. This bears out time and time again in campaigns.
If we look at South Carolina, the final RCP Average was Newt at 33.5% and Romney at 28.5%.
The final results were Newt at 40.4% and Romney at 27.8%. Debate performance cannot explain Newt topping the polling average by 6.9%. The only thing that really explains it is ground game getting the people wowed by the debate performance to the polls.
In Florida, Newt needs a good ground game, not just good debate performances. His related Super PAC has some heavy lifting to do.”
In other words, without boots on the ground the candidate will fall short of the poll numbers. Here is the link. http://www.redstate.com/erick/2012/01/26/the-horserace-for-january-26-2012/