September 13, 2006
2008: The Daily Troika: Pataki's Iowa Meeting
In Iowa tomorrow, Gov. George Pataki will convene a major strategy meeting with his top statewide advisers. His national consultants -- Rob Cole and Arthur Finklestein -- will also contribute. Also: Pataki has a new PAC press secretary, Alicia Preston. (Hotline)
David Yepsen has a message for '08ers: "While national candidates can attract media attention, they can also pull that media spotlight away from the candidates for governor, Congress or the Legislature. For example, we all heard about what John Edwards was doing in the Quad Cities on Labor Day. But Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chet Culver, who made a half dozen speeches that day, got little or no attention from many news organizations. So with less than two months left in the 2006 campaign, look for the Iowans to start — ever so politely — passing the word to their national friends: Stay away. If you want to help, just send cash. Otherwise, let us now spend our time and energy generating our own media attention and turning out our voters — not building events around you. After all, 2006 comes before 2008."
In New Hampshire, Carol Shea-Porter, the chair of the Manchester Democrats and a jazzy anti-war candidate, upset NH House Min. Leader Jim Craig in Democratic primary to take on Rep. Jeb Bradley (R). The DCCC had endorsed Craig but long ago decided the race against Bradley was not winnable. They may reconsider.
Ex-Rep. John Napier (R-SC) joins Sen. John McCain's Straight Talk America PAC as a co-chair. (release)
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