No hope for Julia Gillard, says Obama saviour Harper Reed

[nero_bolt]

SOME credit him with turning Barack Obama's political fortunes around to secure the presidency last year, but social media supremo Harper Reed says even he can't save Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

In Sydney to address the CeBIT technology conference along with opening speaker Ms Gillard yesterday, the former hacker turned political force said the ALP's electoral prospects were "really sad".

"From what I can see there is no hope," he told The Daily Telegraph.

It's just everyone has the same opinion, even her own supporters."

Mr Reed, 34, was appointed chief technical officer for the Obama 2012 campaign where his team of more than 100 used social media to drive Democrat support, through small donations, Twitter and even a Facebook app that urged supporters in swing states to talk their friends into voting.

However Mr Reed, who raised three times more money for Obama than the Republicans managed and gathered 22.7 million Twitter followers to Mitt Romney's 1.8 million, said such measures would not be enough for the poll-challenged Gillard government.

The ALP should re-engage with its currently disenchanted true believers.

 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/no-hope-for-julia-gillard-says-obama-saviour-harper-reed/story-fni0cx4q-1226651698371

[lakeland27]

who gives a flying fig what that character thinks ? good to see you backed down and reverted to your own avatar  🙂

[cherples]

What the?

Why do you spam this forum every day, OP?

If we want to read the Telegraph we can read it.

If we love Andrew Bolt we can subscribe to him?

Who pays you to spam us with their rubbish?

[polksaladallie]

Who pays you to spam us with their rubbish?

Tone and Pete?

[not_an_eloi]

another yank loud-mouth, ghey cyberhacker who knew how to use social network marketin'.

from my read of the clown, all 'e did get was get to a certain targeted cross-section of those voters, who otherwise would not 'ave voted, in the obama campaign, to register and vote for obama.   

uh, australian vote system is compulsory, we all vote 'ere.  

no cigar for on that account, for 'arper reed.

[cherry*135]

Who is that American dude, and why should anyone in Aust take much notice of what he has to say?

[izabsmiling]

http://www.brw.com.au/p/technology/obama_campaign_tech_whiz_harper_G6rLEx4Da4xCevhY6sg6hL

Obama’s campaign tech whiz Harper Reed says Australian parties face different challenges

[izabsmiling]

From BRW; Reed says he is not doing any consulting for any of the political parties in the upcoming Australian election, adding that he didn’t “really like the world of politics“.

it appears the Daily Telegraph has decided to involve him anyway ?

[pct001wine]

The BP'ers are working overtime, eh OP 😉

There are some precious little petals out there 😄

[poddster]

My!!  how observant of Harper Reed.

Dude, Aussies have known that for a number of years,  :^O