Governor Sununu has been giving weekly press conferences during the pandemic. Not because he's an epidemiologist, a doctor, or a scientist. Not because he's an expert in matters of public health. He's been giving them because he's a politician who seized the moment to advertise himself on the public airwaves (WMUR aka WGOP), for free.
In our neighboring state of Maine, the weekly Covid updates come from Maine CDC Director, Dr. Nirav Shah. Dr. Shah is so popular that he has a Facebook fan page - and a chocolate bar named after him.
The weekly Covid updates are not used as free political advertising for Maine Governor Janet Mills.
Did all this free advertising have an impact on the NH state elections? Absolutely. But don't take my word for it - here's what the (unfortunately) elected Executive Councilor Joe Kenney had to say in the Union Leader:
Kenney said he was one of many who benefitted from Gov. Chris Sununu, who became a TV star by virtue of his weekly briefings on COVID-19.
Even Joe Kenney gets it - and he's no rocket scientist.
Despite lacking any sort of expertise, Sununu got a free platform every week, to stand before fawning journalists who seldom asked any difficult questions, including the most basic one of all, "Isn't this free political advertising, Governor?"
2 comments:
Maine is a train wreck. Gov. Janet Mills doesn't need any publicity for this well established fact.
Councilor Mike Cryans could have certainly worked a lot harder across District One it was his to lose, the district leans Republican.
"Did all this free advertising have an impact on NH state elections."
This is about as much substance if not a proxy for the Sen. Feltes campaign for Governor.
No ideas. No imagination. No direction.
Feltes would have a been a better candidate in Maine.
"God is great, he protects the oppressed."- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Steven J. Connolly
Look who's here!! The bitter boy from Bethlehem!
I see your reading comprehension skills haven't improved since your last visit. Remember the rules, Stephen J. Connolly.
If you can't comment on the actual topic, your comments will land in the trash bin.
You did a dull-witted little avoidance dance around the fact that the governor has been getting an hour of free political advertising since the pandemic began. You'd be howling like a rabid dog if it were a Democratic governor.
At least you avoided the usual name calling. Perhaps there's hope for you.
"Jesus loves me, but he can't stand you." ~ Austin Lounge Lizards
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