The No on 8 campaign described its opponents' arguments as scare tactics but it was unable to convince voters, running vague TV ads which made scant use of potential resources, particularly those within the local celebrity community.
Chris Wallace tells us that the 2013 elections (you know, all seven or eight of them) has left the GOP convinced that "running against Obamacare is the key to winning elections".
(In fact, as an astute reader pointed out after my post first went up, this portrait was painted in 1947, long before Eisenhower was convinced to run for president.
was convinced to run in the Democratic-leaning 8th District in part by a promise of $3.5 million in general election fundraising help from the Speaker.
For some weeks now, Chef Tal Ronnen's Conscious Cook and actress Alicia Silverstone's Kind Diet have joined Foer and former model agent Rory Freedman (whose book convinced home run slugger Prince Fielder to adopt a vegan diet) on the list with books that make the case for vegetarian eating.
According to one aide involved in the campaign, his involvement decreased dramatically after convincing Grunseth to run.
Tod tried it out, thinking it was an audio guide, but yanked off the headset, convinced someone was running toward him from behind.
"Some were saying it wasn't as serious as she was making it out to be," said Aonie Gilcreast, who led a group of Flint business leaders in convincing Weaver to run for mayor.
One Democratic state representative, John W. Rogers Jr. of Birmingham, said he had spent two hours trying to convince Mr. Davis that running for governor would be political suicide and could weaken the state Democratic Party.
Valid arguments, however "strong," aren't necessarily convincing if they run counter to our needs.
