The Hatch campaign
The Star Tribune has an article on the Hatch campaign and how he is saving his money for the stretch run. This isn't a terribly bad idea. He also seems to have contempt for the typical DFL "expert" consultants who tell candidates how to waste their money. I agree with this wholeheartedly. These people care only about getting paid, not winning elections or changing the terms of the debate. What is more effective, "earth tones" Al Gore or "An Inconvenient Truth" passionate Al Gore?
If I could do one thing, it would be to put people like Bob Shrum out on the street, and get people like Bill Hillsman involved instead.
posted by MN Politics Guru @ 14:42
4 Comments:
Is Hatch relying more on a coordinated campaign effort? He is using State DFL resources that could be better spent on endorsed candidates facing primaries? It’s great that Hatch is saving his own resources but is he doing so at the cost of his own party?
Mike Hatch has been so M.I.A. on the campaign trail that many wonder if he's running at all... Perhaps he's going to blow the election to get even with the DFL for perceived past slights?
Bob Shrum actually has a pretty good record when it comes to Senate and Gubernatorial races. Better than Bill Hillsman's.
That's what happened in 2000, in fact. Mark Dayton hired Shrum's consulting firm, and Mike Ciresi had Hillsman doing his ads. Look who won.
I could see him hiring more staffers, but I do see this as refreshing, and he is out everywhere, along with his lawnsigns
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