Candidates Are Changing the Way They Announce

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Kevin Price, USDR Publisher and Editor in Chief, Column from the Huffington  Post.

Back in the “old days” (around 4 years ago), announcements by candidates that they were running for the highest office in the United States looked very similar to what they had for generations. Back in the day it was common to see large venues, sometimes there were whistle stops and maybe even balloons (and confetti). Much has changed in just a few short  years.

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) is universally known for his capacity to talk. In college he was ranked among the top competitive debaters around the country. Cruz, who got his undergraduate degree in public policy from Princeton, had an impressive reputation as a debater. He won the top speaker award at both the 1992 U.S. National Debating Championship and the 1992 North American Debating Championship. All of these accolades and others made him Princeton’s highest-ranked debater. Cruz’s prowess as a debater will live on at Princeton, since the school has named their annual novice championship after him. In the Senate, that reputation as a speaker has persisted with his 21 hour filibuster, that included a rendition of the Dr. Seuss’ classic, Green Eggs and  Ham.

Yet the Senator with the gift of gab began his candidacy with only 140 characters (or less) on Twitter, stating: “I’m running for President and I hope to earn your support.” Sure, he also had a huge celebration in the country’s largest Baptist university (Liberty), but he began his campaign in the most modest of words and with the most modern of  technologies.

Fast forward to Senator Rand Paul who decided to take a chapter from Hollywood in making his formal announcement. Before giving his announcement in his home state of Kentucky, Rand released a feature film quality trailer, letting people know he is in the hunt for the country’s top job. In the film, we see a great deal of the Kentucky Senator, but not a word actually from him. Instead, the case is largely made by his very articulate and attractive wife,  Kelley.

The announcement page, found on the Senator’s presidential campaign site only had one really “political” statement in “print” about his candidacy and it was almost as short as Cruz’s Twitter announcement, stating: “I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government.” The rest of Paul’s page includes the aforementioned video… (read  more)

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