Reply #37: So much depends on the schedule [View All]

[Tom Rinaldo]

Time available at a fundraiser depends on specific scheduling for that day and the next; which planes have to be caught, what hour the candidate needs to be up and on the early AM talk show the next day, is there another fund raiser scheduled after the one you attend, was there one before it that ran late etc. etc. Clark's instincts are to spend more time with individuals at events than his handler's probably want, but at some point time simply runs out. It's almost a no win situation. If you spend too much time at too few evenrs you get blasted (rightly so) for not running hard enough, but everyone wants time with the candidate. Fortuantely one's fervent supporters are usually a forgiving lot. If you are ever fortunate enough to catch Clark at a town hall meeting or the like, it's really great. In front of a non decided crowd, handlers are more likely to ensure that a candidates schedule is flexible enough for him to work the audiance.