October – 2008 – Corporate Engagement

Trevor Cook on public relations, social media and politics

Monthly Archives: October 2008

Will you be responsible for Obama’s loss?

October 29, 2008 – 11:31 am

A very clever moveon.org ad aimed at getting people to vote.

Thanks to Ben Haslem for ‘dobbing’ on me.

By Trevor Cook | Posted in US Presidential Election | Tagged Ben Haslem, moveon.org, Obama | Comments (4)

Obama has a large electoral college advantage

October 29, 2008 – 9:19 am

Obama’s lead declined slightly again in the national polls and is now between six and seven percentage points, probably closer to seven then six.
But national polls do not reveal the way the race is going in the only place it matters i.e. the contest for the 538 electoral college votes which will determine the outcome. [...]

By Trevor Cook | Posted in US Presidential Election | Tagged early voting, electoral college, McCain, Obama, polls | Comments (1)

Kennedy on King’s death (VIDEO)

October 29, 2008 – 6:45 am

By Trevor Cook | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Blind Willie McTell (VIDEO)

October 28, 2008 – 4:26 pm

By Trevor Cook | Posted in Music | Tagged Blind Willie McTell, Bob Dylan | Comments (0)

Video: Barack Obama closing argument (full speech)

October 28, 2008 – 3:02 pm

By Trevor Cook | Posted in US Presidential Election | Tagged elections, Obama, president, US | Comments (0)

What’s up with Enterprise 2.0?

October 28, 2008 – 9:36 am

Much heralded, happening slowly. Here’s some links that help explain why and what you can do to up the tempo a little:
- Allen Huish – Why web 2.0 doesn’t work in the enterprise (yet) – In short, business is different, enterprise 2.0 has to support business strategy (not the other way around) and not enough [...]

By Trevor Cook | Posted in Enterprise 2.0 | Tagged Alen Huish, Bob Warfield, Enterprise 2.0, social text, social web, Stephen Collins, web 2.0, wikis | Comments (0)

Presidential polls stable, Palin and McCain’s brother a little less so

October 28, 2008 – 6:27 am

There has been a slight tightening in the national polls over the last 24 hours. The realclearpolitics average has Obama leading by 7.4%, pollster also by 7.4%, fivethirtyeight by 6%, and TPM at 6.3%. Fivethirtyeight also has the livelihood of an Obama victory at 96.7%.
Meanwhile, more weird stuff from the growing Palin file. She annoyed [...]

By Trevor Cook | Posted in US Presidential Election | Tagged 9-1-1, Joe McCain, Obama, Palin | Comments (2)

Republicans lose ugly

October 27, 2008 – 12:23 pm

There is not much in the way of ‘grace under pressure’ as the republicans contemplate a disaster next week. Some even see the Republican party coming apart at the seams. I certainly agree that they are right to think that a big Obama victory will bring a generational shift like the one Reagan secured in [...]