May 8, 2009
In an earlier post I talked about President Obama's first 100 days, the enduring goodwill the American people have for him, and the virtually flawless campaign he ran.
We were all reminded of the famous Obama campaign discipline earlier this week when Vice President Joe Biden flapped his lips on the "Today Show" (http://bit.ly/11Vok4) with advice to avoid airplanes and subways because of swine (sorry National Pork Producers Council, H1N1) flu. The veep was clearly off message. And it didn't take but minutes for his staff and the president's staff to issue clarifications ("What the vice president meant to say was…").
Part of running a good campaign (political or marketing) is listening to yourself—and those who speak for you—and having the systems in place to quickly fine-tune your message. Or, in this case, refute it.
Just another bit of brilliant execution from the Obama campaign (er, administration).
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