Blog - Richard Corbett MEP

UK Labour MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber (visit his website at www.richardcorbett.org.uk)

Monday, January 07, 2008

Republican race sees new campaigning techniques

Novel campaigning techniques from America: ultra conservative presidential hopeful Huckerby urged supporters to prevent neighbours who intended backing anyone else from leaving home. "Shovel your snow into their driveway," the former Arkansas governor and Baptist preacher suggested, "let the air out of their tyres, disconnect their battery cable". Not something that would cross the minds of British Conservatives. Surely?

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