July 12, 2006

Frist Adds To Iowa Staff

Caucus Cooler reports that former state party chair / IA-01 candidate Brian Kennedy will "play a major role" at VolPAC, Sen. Maj. Leader Bill Frist's political action committee.

Kennedy just completed an unsuccessful bid for the Republican Nomination in the 1st District. He finished 3rd in a 3 way Primary, with Mike Whalen becoming the party’s nominee. Kennedy started the Campaign of One, a grassroots organization designed to help Republicans in 2004. Before running for Congress, Kennedy lobbied for the influential (and Iowa heavy) DCI Group. Kennedy also played a major role in the caucus campaign of Lamar Alexander (another Tennessean). It was widely reported that he was behind the attacks against George W. Bush, accusing then Governor Bush of past substance abuse. It will be interesting to see if Frist employs similar tactics against the frontrunners in ‘08. Clearly, Kennedy has lots of experience in caucus politics and he is very experienced in the grassroots style campaign that is so critical to winning in Iowa.

Posted at 08:03 PM

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