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Pete did successfully go from totally unknown mayor of Indiana’s forth-largest city into the second tier of candidates (and a fundraising juggernaut) based pretty exclusively on earned media exposure, largely by saying “yes” to interview requests others turned down. — PolitiTweet.org

@mattyglesias Dominating CNN is a viable strategy if you're Donald Trump. For most candidates that's not an available strategy.

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Anyways, crafting durable grassroots organizations with engaged members and accountable leadership would have enormous political value — but that’s not what “field organizing” in a campaign context is. — PolitiTweet.org

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19th century political parties ran affiliated newspapers, FDR’s big thing was that he talked on the radio a lot. You communicate with people by appearing where the audience is, there’s a reason Coca-Cola, Apple, and Toyota aren’t selling things door-to-door. — PolitiTweet.org

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