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Candidate, nor the scenery nor the headlines that are coming out encourage the party, according to these sources. “Neither the candidate's qualities are enhanced nor the desire to fight is transmitted,” says a veteran socialist who has participated in the planning of more than one electoral campaign. And, if there is something that has characterized the Socialist Party , it is the design of innovative communication campaigns, both in the era of Felipe González and in that of Zapatero , he adds. Rubalcaba 's campaign team began by betting on black and white photos with the slogan in red, thus “relinquishing the joy of color,” according to some experts. They applaud questions more than answers A 'conference'-style public appearance format was opted for , instead of the classic rally. “It is true that the conference format is better for Rubalcaba because of his professorial style, and because the entire party knows that he is not a good rally man . But a candidate cannot do the entire electoral campaign giving lectures, because in the end you bore the audience.” An example of the latter was what happened in one of his 'talks' with militants in Granada , approximately a month ago. Rubalcaba 's monotone tone caused, at one point, the audience to applaud some questions that the militants asked him more than the answers he gave.
Loses with Rajoy Ferraz and the party are beginning to be very seriously concerned about the deterioration of the candidate's image . When the pre-campaign started, Rubalcaba had a better image and beat Rajoy in almost all comparisons. Now - and according Special Database to the latest surveys - things are changing. “ Being number one is not the same as number two . When you are number one you have no shield and people judge you directly for what you do or say,” some experts point out. Rubalcaba wanted to work alone Rubalcaba 's campaign team is made up of, in addition to Elena Valenciano and Antonio Hernando , Nacho Varela , Rodolfo Irago and Carlos Hernández . The candidate did not want to count on anyone else "despite the fact that the entire party has offered itself to him", according to socialist sources consulted by ECD . One of the aspects that most worries Ferraz is that it is beginning to spread to the entire party that Rubalcaba “is not the communication genius that many thought.” “It is one thing to be very good at giving press conferences and interviews , and another thing to know how to run an electoral campaign,” says a veteran of the party, who adds: “It is true that the candidate faced a very difficult and tough campaign .
The starting circumstances were horrible, but today electoral campaigns are very professionalized, and a politician can know a lot about laws and nothing about scenarios , photography or slogans." Neither Blanco nor Zapatero will be to blame Other socialist sources affirm that, if there is something that Rubalcaba will not be able to blame Zapatero for , it is the electoral campaign, because "he is directing it alone, with his four trusted advisors and without anyone else." These same sources add, with a certain dose of irony, that "in the end Pepe Blanco will be relieved to have nothing to do with the design of this campaign, which does not motivate anyone, while he directed the previous two that culminated in two victories." for the PSOE ”.The initiative is one more action within the situation of electoral 'combat frenzy' that the PSOE is experiencing ahead of November 20, which was reported in El Confidencial Digital - see it here -. The PSOE campaign director has repeated the candidate's gesture, and has sent the militants a new email , in line with mobilizing them and getting them all to work on the street as volunteers during the campaign.