He drew admiring audiences in his run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984, but his wooden speaking style and lack of a cogent campaign message were blamed for his poor showing at the polls.
Mr. Glenn's celebrity continued to draw audiences wherever he went, but his wooden speaking style and lack of a cogent campaign message were cited for his poor showing in the 1984 Presidential primaries.
The Gagosian gallery's museum-worthy "Picasso Mosqueteross," a show of paintings and prints circa 1962-72, cresistanceistance with an installation, by John Richardson, that parses the tactical subtleties of what was, after all, a cogent campaign.
It is already apparent that John McCain will not fare well in the glare of a one-on-one general election campaign against an opponent with a cogent alternative to the disastrous policies of the last 8 years.
One of the most cogent things that Barack Obama said during his 2008 presidential campaigns was that he would sit down with America's enemies since it's bad strategy to "punish" them by not talking with them.
Specifically, right now, we need Corbyn to lead the opposition to a bombing campaign in Syria, by arguing with calm and cogent passion against indulging the reflex desire for vengeance which, so recent history teaches, will intensify rather than resolve the civil war there and the danger of terrorist reprisals here.
Christie's current political efforts concern a group called the Medical Foundation for the Victims of Torture, a self-explanatory, cogent and compelling organisation for which she does fundraising and campaigning, and Survival International, the lobbyist and campaigner for indigenous rights and those of tribal peoples.
The most cogent argument for electing Donald Trump was made not by Trump, or by his campaign, but by a writer who, unlike Trump, betrayed no eagerness to attach his name to his creations.
Moreover, there is no real exchange, no one is thinking on their feet; it is a format better suited to offer campaign shibboleths than challenging the other candidate's assumptions in a cogent manner.
Ryan Lizza articulates the sordid truth about contemporary Presidential campaigns: they are not designed to stimulate political thinking, or even to offer a cogent series of arguments in order to persuade voters to change their positions on the issues ("The Final Push," October 29th & November 5th).
Richard M. Perloff School of Communication Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio Ryan Lizza articulates the sordid truth about contemporary Presidential campaigns: they are not designed to stimulate political thinking, or even to offer a cogent series of arguments in order to persuade voters to change their positions on the issues ("The Final Push," October 29th & November 5th).
