Blog 2, Behind the scenes

The question addressed in the second NY Times article I read was how the republican candidates react with a reporter off of the television forum. A reporter approahced most of them as they left the Fox Forum through the main doors. People are given insight into how the different teams act. For example, Romney had multiple body guards and other crew member following him ensuring that no reporters got to him. His team was very deffensive and wanted nothing to do with any more questions. Other teams such as Rick Santorum's were okay with answering a question or two. He aimed an attack at Romney's team because he advertises different beleifs verbally then what his reports reflect. Other candidates like that of Michelle Bachman weren't even pursued for questioning. They did later comment however saying they would have had no problem at all answering more questions. This info could be used for/against the candidates on the issue of why they had a problem with talking to reporters after the forum behind the scenes. The position taken by the author shows that there is a distinct difference between the way each of the candidates run their campaign. This can impact the political arena because some people may not like the fact that campaigns such as Romney's are being so distant and deffensive when sought after.