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Richardson Hunting for New Consultant
Here's a 2008 tidbit that has everyone in the Democratic consulting world all a-twitter of late.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D), who is very much in the mix as a potential candidate for president, is interviewing a handful of Democratic media consulting firms with an eye on winning reelection next year and then turning his focus to a national race.
Richardson's political director, Amanda Cooper, confirmed that "we are in the process of interviewing a number of consultants for a number of different things. The Governor wants to make sure we pick the right people."
So what does this mean for Doc Schweitzer of the Campaign Group, who handled Richardson's television strategy in 2002? Well, according to the Fix's sources, Schweitzer will be allowed to re-interview for the job but will be joined in the competition by several other firms, including Murphy Putnam Shorr, GMMB, Strother Duffy Strother and Bill Knapp, a partner in Squier Knapp Dunn.
Richardson ultimate decision will have a major impact in the talent primary -- the battle for top campaign strategists that is one of the most behind-the-scenes, but vitally important, parts of the run-up to the 2008 presidential race.
By Chris Cillizza |
October 6, 2005; 8:35 AM ET
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Posted by: Sharly Farley | October 8, 2005 7:30 AM
KevStar,
You're right that most people don't care. That doesn't mean the "talent primary" isn't relevant to the outcome of the race. Locking down political operatives who are good at their job is important. The "Shrum Primary" is a joke because Shrum is not very good at winning Presidential elections, as we have seen.
Would you still say it was silly and irrelevant if it was Republicans fighting over Karl Rove? The "Rove Primary" doesn't seem quite as silly, does it? No. Because talent does matter.
Posted by: Ian | October 6, 2005 6:10 PM
Richardson ultimate decision will have a major impact in the talent primary -- the battle for top campaign strategists that is one of the most behind-the-scenes, but vitally important, parts of the run-up to the 2008 presidential race.
>>What, like the so-called Shrum primary?
Please...this is just so much inside the Beltway nonsense about whose friend gets a payraise and which other acquaintance gets the high hat. I'm sure a bunch of Campari drinking doodle monkeys are all atwitter about this, but honest to goodness folks--even ones given to analyzing actual and measurable inputs to the outcomes of political races--couldn't give a rat's behind.
Posted by: KevStar | October 6, 2005 12:05 PM
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Richardson already has a lock on a key issue: energy. He's also the only one untainted by the greedyoiltypes. Anybody who doesn't highlight this in Richardson's campaign is a loser..the public is hungry for someone who makes sense on this issue.