Jack Pitney
Jack Pitney
William Jackson "Jack" Pitneywas an American marketing executive with BMW as vice president of marketing, where he played a major role in convincing company leadership to go ahead with distribution of the MINI in the United States, despite concerns that car buyers there would not buy cars that small given the popularity of sport utility vehicles...
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The advantage of a wholesale change is the chance to put a fresh face on the party. The downside is that the political community might read it as a sign of worry.
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If they take a drubbing in 2006 look for major changes as they organize for the next Congress.
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If it's a bad year for Schwarzenegger, it's kind of hard to see how McClintock would win anyway. If it's a good year for Schwarzenegger, the alliance could work to McClintock's benefit.
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Obviously, she needs to raise seed money, and this kind of appeal is a good seed catalogue.
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Politicians back to Washington have evoked that story, but it's not really true. Eisenhower, for example, cultivated an image as a non-politician, even though you don't get to be a five-star general without being a politician.
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Schwarzenegger has huge problems. But other governors have climbed out of the poll pits to win re-election.
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Public opinion has a short list of bad guys, and the drug companies are on it. That can be hurtful to Proposition 78.
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Core supporters will take this a cue, particularly Republicans who have not been paying close attention. And a lot will depend on whether Republicans can follow through in the ground game.
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There's plenty of time to criticize. I think two years from now, nobody is going to remember what these people said.
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They (the Republicans) certainly passed up a chance to help him. He's not worse off than he was a week ago, but he's no better off, either.
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A lot of these folks don't have a great deal of political experience and very often they get off to a strong start, but their lack of experience shows over the course of the campaign. They make rookie mistakes, aren't careful in how they phrase their positions and don't come across in an appealing way to voters.
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This kind of appeal is a good seed catalogue.
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After governor, most people are pretty hazy about what these offices do. I'd be surprised if one Californian out of 100 can tell you the difference between the controller and treasurer.
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That's why an early announcement makes sense. Nobody wants to give to a campaign that may never start.