When I think of what to do to run a statewide campaign, things like direct-mail, walking door to door and running television ads come to mind. Now I know Dale Cardwell is running for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, but that doesn't mean you need to lower yourself to cheap stunts to gain attention.
From the AP:
ATLANTA (AP) — A television reporter turned political candidate said he plans to remain on a small scaffold near the top of a tower to focus attention on his long-shot bid to unseat a U.S. senator.
Dale Cardwell was hoisted more than 300 feet up the Corey Tower near downtown Atlanta on Tuesday morning. He said he expects to remain there "for days," sleeping in an insulated sleeping bag and eating military rations. A Webcam tracks his limited movements. Overnight temperatures are expected to drop into the 20s.
Cardwell, who hopes to unseat Republican Saxby Chambliss, said he thinks the publicity stunt won't hurt his credibility, but will make people curious about his message: that politicians should pay more attention to the concerns of working people and less to those of wealthy corporate interests.
Well his message is a good one and he is taking on two establishment candidates, one in his own party and hopefully for his sake the bastardly Saxby Chambliss. Speaking up about that message is what can win this race and take back that Senate seat down south. This publicity stunt however, is more becoming of Dale in his old job working for the local news, not as a Senatorial candidate.
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