This is essentially in response to Aaron Wall’s post about the next US President being bad marketers (Note that this is about US Presidential Candidates and their direct staff, not about those indirectly affiliated like in Ron Paul’s case).

  1. Presidential Candidates and DC elites are technophobes or just plain technologically ignorant (series of tubes anyone?)
  2. Those running for President have to study a lot about politics and really have no time to learn about new ways to market themselves.
  3. Candidates being even closely aligned with marketing or advertising agencies could receive a lot of bad press (-5 million sinks).
  4. Marketers and advertisers want to make money now, not give money back as tax cuts if their candidate wins.
  5. Young people talk about voting, but in comparison to older age groups, never do (Sorry Ron Paul / Dean supporters, love to be proved wrong in the next election though).