Expectations & Reality v. 2010
I am a recovering political hack. That said, I really have no political need to worry about my opinions. It is pure freedom and feels great!
I am going to have fun this cycle discussing expectations and reality. From elected officials, legitimate candidates, dedicated activist, wactivists, and long run candidates alike.
The first one, since I already legitimately raised issue with his “mistake” of posting nude photos of his “roommate” linked to his campaign website, is John Paul Mitchell aka “AzNextGov” and his high hopes to be the next Governor of Arizona.
He put out a press release and announces a “big” online town hall. Even was worried about his website shutting down as seen in the screen grab:
This was his expectations. The reality was this screen grab:
The most he was able to attract was 22 people at a time. 2 of which were me on two different machines. When it comes to expectations versus reality, this candidate will give me good material to work with.
Let’s predict his response to this blog shall we?
a) “it is still early in the campaign cycle and we are building building building”
b) “we never expected a huge turn out, this is the begining of a grass roots movement. with each event we build”
c) “the event was a success, and I believe AZ is ready to elect me, the next AZ Gov.”
He can down play it all he wants. But he did send out a press release calling it an “historic event.” He also Tweeted expectations of his site crashing due to the traffic.
All I can say is that this campaign will make for some quality entertainment. Unrealistic expectations and nude photos are already giving this campaign a great start!
