From the monthly archives: April 2010
(Major Hat Tip to Anastasia at Ohio Daily Blog)
The National Journal’s Hotline On Call blog is reporting that multiple sources have CONFIRMED that the DSCC has been reserving air time to boost Lee Fisher’s fledging campaign in the final week of the Ohio Democratic Senate primary.
Lee Fisher has spent over a million dollars in television ads alone already.? He’s spent half his cash-on-hand.
What the hell does the internal polling show in this race that the DSCC is coming to Fisher’s rescue?
Why hasn’t the DSCC just cut bait and left this to the [...]
Full Story... →So the Senate campaigns in Ohio had to issue a “pre-primary” FEC reports a mere two weeks after filing their 1Q reports.
‘member how silly ol’ Modern was writing about Lee Fisher’s $2 million problem all the way back on Wednesday?? Yeah, the only problem is that Fisher has spent another million since then.
According to the D.C. political newspaper The Hill, (“Primary costs Fisher plenty in Ohio Senate race”) Fisher’s pre-primary report shows that he’s spent another $1 million, or HALF of his cash on hand he reported in his recently filed 1Q FEC report.
In [...]
Full Story... →So I’ve been watching every single game of Lebron James’ 6 year NBA career, and the entire time, trying to explain to people who don’t watch every Cavs game just what is going on.? None of them get it until, inevitably, this time of year, I start getting the texts and phone calls, because now, everyone is watching.? “Wow”.? “Holy shit”.? “who does that?!?!”? Etc.
Since Lebron entered the league, I have been trying to convey that there has never been an athlete like Lebron James, in any sport, let alone basketball.? I’m now confident saying that Lebron James is [...]
Full Story... →The last full week of a political campaign is the rally point. Campaign workers and volunteers are exhausted, overwhelmed, and freaked out about the game clock running out. So, as the campaigns enters its week, it’s important to rally the troops. Give the troops a good ol’ Knute Rockne speech. Something you’d hear at halftime from Vince Lombardi. Or you could rally the Fisher troops like Brent Larkin’s column in the Plain Dealer:
But despite his talent, the voters never have really warmed to him. Fisher’s television presence is a problem and his base in Greater Cleveland isn’t [...]
Full Story... →Saw this over on the west side of Columbus yesterday. It’s out of date, but you get the point…
Full Story... →Plunderbund has received a leaked memo from the very heights of the Lee Fisher campaign.? Its contents are below.
TO:? ALL STAFF
RE: PZF’s Sticky Fingers
It has come to our attention that despite our staff’s best efforts, PZF is still managing to horde and abscond with large quantities of our opponent’s campaign materials, including buttons, cards, flyers, etc.? In fact, even when cold busted in front of witnesses, PZF still hordes and absconds.
Effective immediately, if you are at an event, and you observe PZF carrying, holding, or otherwise absconding with a pile of our opponent’s campaign materials, all [...]
Full Story... →Multiple sources are confirming that Lee Fisher’s wife, Peggy Zone Fisher, has been seen taking stacks of Jennifer Brunner literature from various events, even pretending to want to help distribute it, and making it disappear.? This, of course, is a sign of confidence that Lee will win May 4.
In addition, Peggy Zone Fisher is reported to be stalking the Brunner campaign website for schedule info, then calling ahead to the hosts of Brunner events to harass the hosts along the lines of “how dare you”, “where’s Lee’s invite”, etc, including ministers at African American churches.? This also, of course, [...]
Full Story... →Umm….is anybody home?? Didn’t Brent Larkin go out to pasture some time ago?
Full Story... →Originally posted February 10, 2009.? If it sounds familiar, now you know why.
As Lee Fisher prepares to anesthetize the entire state of Oh?.er?.I mean run for US Senate in 2010, there does need to be a word of caution to those who may be on his staff for this experiment in curing insomn?.er?.I mean, senate campaign.
Now, like all campaign war stories, you have to take it with a grain of salt, but I?ve now heard this story so many times, from so many people, that I believe it to be true. ?In 2006, shortly after Lee was [...]
Full Story... →I got an e-mail from a reader saying that when he found out that Jennifer Brunner’s Courage Express was going to be near his neighborhood, he contacted the campaign:
Knowing that the Brunner Campaign Bus was coming to my area for some events last weekend, I called them and told them they could come to my neighborhood to knock on some doors and I would try to get them some press. AND THEY CAME! You should have seen the looks and giggles from my neighbors when they had a US Senate candidate knocking on their door.
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Full Story... →Budget Watch
