Comments on: And Then There Were Ten http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/and-then-there-were-ten/ Fighting a never ending battle... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:04:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Adam Graham http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/and-then-there-were-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-3810 Adam Graham Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:39:37 +0000 http://adamsweb.us/blog/and-then-there-were-ten/#comment-3810 And Michael, you're being contradictory. Either, you can allege John Cox is an unserious candidate who is going nowhere, or he's a dangerous demagogue (if he is dangerous, I'd like to hear what danger he poses). Making both allegations shows a poor grasp of logic. Honestly, Mr. Cox is a good guy whose running a campaign because he believes in this country and great principles. That some people have nothing better to do than take potshots is quite sad. And Michael, you’re being contradictory. Either, you can allege John Cox is an unserious candidate who is going nowhere, or he’s a dangerous demagogue (if he is dangerous, I’d like to hear what danger he poses). Making both allegations shows a poor grasp of logic. Honestly, Mr. Cox is a good guy whose running a campaign because he believes in this country and great principles. That some people have nothing better to do than take potshots is quite sad.

]]> By: Adam Graham http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/and-then-there-were-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-3809 Adam Graham Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:34:16 +0000 http://adamsweb.us/blog/and-then-there-were-ten/#comment-3809 If the campaign had dedicated a lot of time to raising funds from special interests (as other campaigns have), you'd have a point. When Lamar Alexander ran for President, he stated he had to do over 210 fundraisers to raise the money he needed to run this race. Mr. Cox has not chosen that route, and as such hasn't raised as much money. Wehn a campaign doesn't set out to dedicate its time to fundraising, then it's really a poor measurement of the seriousness of a campaign that funds haven't been raised. If the campaign had dedicated a lot of time to raising funds from special interests (as other campaigns have), you’d have a point. When Lamar Alexander ran for President, he stated he had to do over 210 fundraisers to raise the money he needed to run this race. Mr. Cox has not chosen that route, and as such hasn’t raised as much money. Wehn a campaign doesn’t set out to dedicate its time to fundraising, then it’s really a poor measurement of the seriousness of a campaign that funds haven’t been raised.

]]> By: Michael http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/and-then-there-were-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-3700 Michael Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:25:15 +0000 http://adamsweb.us/blog/and-then-there-were-ten/#comment-3700 Sorry, Adam, but a campaign that can only raise $1400 in the last three months doesn't count. There are some very concerned former staffers (I'm not one of them, BTW) who think he is a dangerous demagogue who is fooling a few innocent conservatives into supporting him. Granted, it's a VERY few at this point. Suffice it to say he's burned a lot of staffers, and that accounts for some of the anger I hear out there directed at the guy. Sorry, Adam, but a campaign that can only raise $1400 in the last three months doesn’t count.

There are some very concerned former staffers (I’m not one of them, BTW) who think he is a dangerous demagogue who is fooling a few innocent conservatives into supporting him.

Granted, it’s a VERY few at this point. Suffice it to say he’s burned a lot of staffers, and that accounts for some of the anger I hear out there directed at the guy.

]]> By: Adam Graham http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/and-then-there-were-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-3641 Adam Graham Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:55:19 +0000 http://adamsweb.us/blog/and-then-there-were-ten/#comment-3641 Excuse me? He doesn't count? His campaign is at least as serious as that of Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter. Excuse me? He doesn’t count? His campaign is at least as serious as that of Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter.

]]> By: Alex http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/and-then-there-were-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-3588 Alex Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:53:15 +0000 http://adamsweb.us/blog/and-then-there-were-ten/#comment-3588 Not a slight miscount, John Cox doesn't count, and Fred has yet to announce. That leaves McCain, Romney, Giuliani, Paul, Hunter, Huckabee, Brownback, Tommy Thompson, and Tancredo. Nine candidates. Not a slight miscount, John Cox doesn’t count, and Fred has yet to announce. That leaves McCain, Romney, Giuliani, Paul, Hunter, Huckabee, Brownback, Tommy Thompson, and Tancredo. Nine candidates.

]]> By: Adam Graham http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/and-then-there-were-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-3542 Adam Graham Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:32:38 +0000 http://adamsweb.us/blog/and-then-there-were-ten/#comment-3542 Mr. Cox has shown up in the polls without being in the debates in Iowa. In addition, the opposition camapign, by an organized group of blog comment trolls shows that the campaign has got some type of chance. What type of loser goes from post attacking a camapign that can't win? Mr. Cox has shown up in the polls without being in the debates in Iowa. In addition, the opposition camapign, by an organized group of blog comment trolls shows that the campaign has got some type of chance. What type of loser goes from post attacking a camapign that can’t win?

]]> By: Michael http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/and-then-there-were-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-3503 Michael Sun, 15 Jul 2007 05:10:56 +0000 http://adamsweb.us/blog/and-then-there-were-ten/#comment-3503 Surely you jest. "didn't gain any traction," but Cox has? Uh, no. He hasn't. What are you smoking up there in Surely you jest. “didn’t gain any traction,” but Cox has? Uh, no. He hasn’t. What are you smoking up there in

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