It’s not a campaign, it’s a spa

August 30, 2003 by Jeff Jarvis

It’s not a campaign, it’s a spa
: Arianna Huffington presents her handy seven rules of campaigning:

  1. Absolutely no alcohol. Not even a sip of wine from somebody else’s glass.
  2. No carbs. Although I must admit I broke down on the airplane and had a bag of pretzels. But it was a really tiny bag.
  3. Absolutely no high heels.
  4. Drink lots and lots and lots of water. And when you think you’ve drunk enough, drink another bottle
    4a. Make sure you have a well-trained advance person who always knows where the closest bathroom is.
  5. Keep plenty of blotting tissue handy for dealing with shiny patches in-between interviews. Especially if, like me, you have Greek olive oily skin – it’s great for wrinkles, but bad for TV.
  6. An ample supply of caf