I am not sure if he did this / this sort of thing is feasible, but it could have been a great move to say something like: I will not in any way seek to influence crypto policy while in office OR I will not seek relevant committee assignments for crypto regulation OR even I will abstain from all votes related to cryptocurrencies.
Might have been better to be more forceful in distancing himself from SBF. But I guess this is all very easy to say in hindsight.
Yes, the website was confusingly vague and remarkably unexciting. (But in interviews and some ads he ran on being a “pandemic preparedness expert,” I think.)
I don’t know, but media coverage is important both for its direct effects and because the media pays attention to other media coverage, so what’s said in interviews/etc affects other coverage. The general media sentiment of Carrick as the crypto PAC candidate mattered a lot, I think.
(Edit: also of course gaffes in interviews get picked up in media.)
Carrick repeatedly said that he’s not a crypto guy, hasn’t met SBF, etc.
He didn’t hide his pandemic-preparedness agenda—in fact, he ran on it as a major qualification
I am not sure if he did this / this sort of thing is feasible, but it could have been a great move to say something like: I will not in any way seek to influence crypto policy while in office OR I will not seek relevant committee assignments for crypto regulation OR even I will abstain from all votes related to cryptocurrencies.
Might have been better to be more forceful in distancing himself from SBF. But I guess this is all very easy to say in hindsight.
It was pointed out a while ago in some EA groups that the campaign website was bland and had less specificity than even the non-EA contenders.
Yes, the website was confusingly vague and remarkably unexciting. (But in interviews and some ads he ran on being a “pandemic preparedness expert,” I think.)
What percentage of primary voters pay a lot of attention to interviews and stuff?
I don’t know, but media coverage is important both for its direct effects and because the media pays attention to other media coverage, so what’s said in interviews/etc affects other coverage. The general media sentiment of Carrick as the crypto PAC candidate mattered a lot, I think.
(Edit: also of course gaffes in interviews get picked up in media.)