It’s been a while since we’ve had content for the How Not to Win category here, and yet it seems we could fill it every day by featuring Martha Coakley’s Gaffe-of-the-Day antics.
We warn all the time about the trouble in dealing with the media if you haven’t prepared for it. Â Martha Coakley’s volunteers should probably remember that next time they encounter a reporter with the video camera already turned on.
Things we can learn:
- Calling someone who is there to report on your candidate a Nazi is probably not going to gain you any favors.
- Calling them a Nazi with the camera turned on, well now you’re just trying to kill the campaign.
- Cursing at someone trying to report on the campaign is generally not a good idea.
- Do so while standing at the open door to the sidewalk with your candidate’s signs are on display means you start influencing potential voters to the other guy.
Do so while wearing a shirt that identifies you as a member of a union local from New York?