Jim Geraghty and Soren Dayton report on Giuliani Campaign Manager Mike DuHaime’s conference call with bloggers this morning. DuHaime sounds pretty upbeat, not entirely without justification.
Commenting on the campaign’s claim to be active in 12 — unspecified — states, Dayton adds:
I asked about the 12 states that they have staff in. DuHaime would not say. I also asked about expanding the 60k donors and they said that they were confident that they would expand it.
It strikes me that part of the reason that Rudy’s burn rate is so low is that he does not yet have the infrastructure for Feb. 5th in place. He is in great shape, don’t get me wrong, but the campaign is not fully up and running.
It is likely that the real test for him in Q3 will be the number of donors he adds. He has to demonstrate a depth of grassroots support that he has not yet.
Conservative bloggers have criticized the Giuliani campaign for its failure to reach out to them. And Dan Reihl, for one, doesn’t think today’s call did much to make up for the previous neglect:
The campaign used this to their advantage to spout talking points and refused to answer any real questions. And the call doesn’t seem to have expanded or amplified information that was released two days ago. So, what was the point, other than perhaps getting Rudy G’s name in some blog posts?
Something to say?
