The 2012 Stimulus
2011-10-19 - by
One industry in North Carolina is guaranteed to get a big boost next year: the political industry.
President Obama’s two-day bus tour this week gave a glimpse of what’s to come. You’re going to see a lot of him the next 13 months – and a lot of the Republican candidate. And they’re all going spend big money here.
Obama’s campaign is on track to raise a mind-boggling billion-dollars plus. As in 2008, he’ll have enough money to choose when and where he wants to fight. The Republicans will be constantly responding.
Then there are all the independent campaigns and Super PACs with their super-money.
Do the math: There will maybe be 10-12 states truly in play next year. None are more important than North Carolina and Virginia. If Obama wins both, he wins reelection – period.
So figure more than $100 million pumped into the state. The DNC convention alone with pump tens of millions of dollars into Charlotte and the state. Hotels, restaurants and rental cars will go fast. Owners and employees will be busy and happy.
Broadcasters will be flush with cash from selling ads. North Carolina-based consultants will be in demand. Reporters will be busy chasing candidates, surrogates and undecided voters all over the state. Carter and I will have a field day blogging and giving interviews to reporters in and out of state.
If you don’t like a heavy diet of politics, you’re in the wrong place next year.
The 2012 Stimulus
2011-10-19/
One industry in North Carolina is guaranteed to get a big boost next year: the political industry.
President Obama’s two-day bus tour this week gave a glimpse of what’s to come. You’re going to see a lot of him the next 13 months – and a lot of the Republican candidate. And they’re all going spend big money here.
Obama’s campaign is on track to raise a mind-boggling billion-dollars plus. As in 2008, he’ll have enough money to choose when and where he wants to fight. The Republicans will be constantly responding.
Then there are all the independent campaigns and Super PACs with their super-money.
Do the math: There will maybe be 10-12 states truly in play next year. None are more important than North Carolina and Virginia. If Obama wins both, he wins reelection – period.
So figure more than $100 million pumped into the state. The DNC convention alone with pump tens of millions of dollars into Charlotte and the state. Hotels, restaurants and rental cars will go fast. Owners and employees will be busy and happy.
Broadcasters will be flush with cash from selling ads. North Carolina-based consultants will be in demand. Reporters will be busy chasing candidates, surrogates and undecided voters all over the state. Carter and I will have a field day blogging and giving interviews to reporters in and out of state.
If you don’t like a heavy diet of politics, you’re in the wrong place next year.