Actor-director Adam Goldberg made a salient point about judging a candidate by HOW they campaign on last Friday night's "Real Time with Bill Maher." You can view the clip on YouTube by clicking on this link. Goldberg's comment starts at 6:00 and runs through 7:05.
Real Time Panel Discussion, Part 1, March 7, 2008
I agree that HOW a campaign is run provides a window into the candidate's management style. How attentive is the candidate to detail? Does the candidate delegate tasks appropriately? Does the candidate institute checks and balances that keep him or her apprised of the campaigns successes and failures? Are they able to facilitate disparate groups and personalities working together? Are staff members held accountable for their actions? In short, can the candidate manage and govern as an executive?
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