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February 17, 2006

Vilsack Nabs Major Party Fundraiser: Update/Correction

Democratic fundraiser Louis Susman said he's not headed to the presidential preparatory team of IA Gov. Tom Vilsack.

Susman tells us he "has not signed up as a senior adviser" for Vilsack's Heartland PAC. And I will not be the national finance chair of the PAC."

Susman says he has no horse in the race.

That's after Democrats told the Hotline this morning that Susman had agreed to advise the PAC and that would consider becoming its national finance chair. One fundraiser said Susman has made phone calls on behalf of the PAC. An earlier version of this post characterized Susman's relationship with the PAC incorrectly. He has not "signed up" as an adviser, as the PAC does not have formal advisory positions.

Other items:

  • Vilsack's political minders, including some who help with his national aspirations, spend lots of time at the IA Dem Party these days, and rightfully so: If a GOPer replaces Vilsack as GOV or if Dems lose seats down-ballot, Vilsack's presidential aspirations might be nipped in the bud. Some are a little meddly -- but all are Vilsack loyalists, and they all want the same thing: IA Dems to win.

  • Patrick Dillon, the young ex-Edwards IA press staffer who is managing Chet Culver's GOV campaign, is said to be first in line to become Edwards's IA state director if Edwards runs for president. Another Culver aide, Jesse Harris, staffs Edwards when he visits IA
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  • Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) added a young veteran of the IDP's vaunted field operation to his PAC staff. Chris Hayler, who served as Kerry's SE IA regional field dir, starts next week and will staff the midwest political desk. Bayh is well-recieved by IA Dems, even those working for other candidates. He was in IA last week and plans another IA trip soon.

  • Ex IDP Exec. Dir. Jean Hessberg and Ron Parker, current chief of staff IA State Sen Dems, are being courted both by advisers to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN).

  • Lots of VA Dem political talent is being snapped up by IA Dem leg. caucus campaigns. Sara Benzing, the IA native who ran Tim Kaine's field operation, is managing the congressional campaign of Bruce Braley, who's running to replace Rep. Jim Nussle in IA-1. Several potential pres. campaigns are courting her. MARC AMBINDER]


    Posted at 10:11 AM

    Comments


    Culver's running for Gov., not Sec/State, tho he currently is Iowa's Sec/State.

    H | 02.17.06 11:33 AM


    And Culver is going to lose the GOV primary badly.

    Tom Jackson | 02.17.06 05:48 PM


    Evan Bayh may be in IA a lot, but he is not the Senator from IA. (D-IN.)

    Mimikatz | 02.17.06 08:25 PM


    I doubt Hessberg is actually being courted by either of those people.

    Drew Miller | 02.22.06 06:32 PM


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