Thwarted Plans of the Political Camp

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With elections just around the corner, the race to obtain exclusivity of endorsements of famous personalities has begun as well. By taking advantage of the fascination with showbiz celebrities of the public, politicians are aware that the word of a celebrity can do wonders for their campaign. A few years ago, a politician won simply because the campaign pictures showed the politician with a famous celebrity who was touted as a lookalike. However, after winning, the politician allegedly did not live up to the promise given to the famous celebrity. Thus, when that politician ran again with no celebrity endorsers, the result was a no-brainer. The politician failed in the reelection bid.

This situation also cuts both ways. When a Popular Performer (PP) was tapped to endorse a candidate running for a local seat, PP gave her support. However, the said candidate failed miserably and thus, PP had learned her lesson. Her fame was insufficient to assure a win for a politician. In addition, the loss of the candidate can signal that the popularity of PP could lead to doom.

While the camp of a Would-be Candidate (WC) has yet to declare formally the plans for the 2016 elections, the political camp of WC has been slowly positioning itself. Thus, the camp decided to ask PP to endorse possibly PP during the campaign. Given her experience, PP turned down the request. Not giving up easily, WC’s camp sought the management of PP. However, PP’s management quoted a very high fee.

Since Plan A did not work, Plan B was the next option. Thus, the camp of WC decided to make noise by becoming visible in the project of a Close Relation (CR) of PP. An eligible bachelor (EB) from WC’s camp came to an event of CR. The presence of EB surprised the audience, and soon, the press started to make an issue out of that incident. At this point, no one is sure if EB really likes CR, but given that both are single, linking them together makes good copy. The plan, however, was to get to PP via CR.

When the matriarch (TM) got wind of the strategy, she immediately said her piece. Highly respected and knowledgeable, she thwarted the plan, which seemed desperate. TM stressed that PP and CR are not even close enough to the popularity of their family, and thus, the idea of pursuing PP was not at all sound. Bluntly, TM said that they do not need PP at all to get potential votes.  

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