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.)
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.)