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Unlike Whitman, he doesn't hide out behind a panoply of perks and a parade of pricey political consultants and lobbyists, all of them feeding policy prompts and focus-grouped phrases.

William Bradley: Why on Earth Would Jerry Brown Want to Be Governor of California? William Bradley 2010

Unlike Whitman, he doesn't hide out behind a panoply of perks and a parade of pricey political consultants and lobbyists, all of them feeding policy prompts and focus-grouped phrases.

William Bradley: Why on Earth Would Jerry Brown Want to Be Governor of California? William Bradley 2010

So the answers that many of the candidates give are well developed, extensively focus-grouped and are repeated over and over.

Joe Peyronnin: Romney on Cruise Control Joe Peyronnin 2011

You probably can't; Because in spite of all their test-marketed slogans, focus-grouped spokespeople and Hollywood-level production gloss, most ads fail to make more than the most momentary impression on the viewer.

Chris Morran: The Worst Ad in America Chris Morran 2010

So the answers that many of the candidates give are well developed, extensively focus-grouped and are repeated over and over.

Joe Peyronnin: Romney on Cruise Control Joe Peyronnin 2011

Ask Rose and he'll echo the philosophy of late Apple founder Steve Jobs, who never focus-grouped products before putting them out to market.

The Biz: CBS' Morning Glory? 2012

But more to the point, his carefully calibrated, focus-grouped answers generate no enthusiasm.

GOP presidential debate in Washington – as it happened 2011

A succession of cameos ensues, including by pundits Mary Matalin, James Carville and Wolf Blitzer and by political players Terry McAuliffe, Mike Bloomberg and Madeleine Albright, with Damon looking every bit the focus-grouped ward heeler throughout.

Ann Hornaday reviews 'The Adjustment Bureau,' an ambitious, impressive thriller 2011

If it's not exactly eschewing them in order to pursue a radically innovative agenda, it nevertheless has the pleasing sense of an album made to the artist's vision rather than the focus-grouped demands of the marketplace: almost uniquely in its chosen milleu, Seasons of My Soul sounds like a hit album without sounding like all the other hit albums.

Rumer: seasons of my soul – review Alexis Petridis 2010

It's like they focus-grouped topics and pundits that would bore me to death.

TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads The Huffington Post News Team 2010