Maxim Kats: “Distilled loserism”

“Such statements demotivate supporters, do not allow them to raise money, and do not allow them to adequately tackle the project at all. With any project, not just elections, it is impossible to start something and immediately be sure that you will fail.

I don’t want to describe the campaign plan here, but 5% is approximately 3 million votes. This means that agitators need to convince ~6 million people who will say that they will vote for us and leave their contacts to invite them to a meeting with the candidate.
Roughly 6 million people must interview a strong supporter, then receive a call inviting them to a meeting with the candidate, then receive a call reminding them to come vote, and then another call on Election Day.

It's complicated".