You’ll notice the use of the past tense.
Word on the street is that indeed LBR’s team was functioning as the Party’s Coordinated Campaign team and that–they all just resigned and went back exclusively to LBR’s campaign. Candidates are being informed of this as the news surfaces in DL.
Our local committee had a fleeting Rosencrantz/Guildenstern glimpse into that so-called coordinated campaign as we were told that, if we were able to put together some sort of public event, LBR would show up at it and we might even get some money. The other district committees were presented with the same ‘offer’. Most committees don’t have enough time or money to put together a one-car funeral much less to coordinate such an event. Our committee did, but we decided “Fuck it”. They’re the ones supposed to be coordinating, not leaving it to the local committees to put together events starring Lisa Blunt Rochester.
Word on the street is also that Sarah McBride’s team has jumped into the lurch to try to help the down-ballot candidates, which indeed is the purpose of a coordinated campaign. To be honest, though, we on our committee had had no outreach from the so-called coordinated campaign in months. Some guy showed up back in something like April, think he was from Virginia. Crickets ever since. We’re way better off with whatever help Sarah’s team can provide. It’s not like the state Party is worth a shit, and I suspect that fundraising is in the dumps what with the Party going all-in on BHL. Although–we’ve always had something approximating a coordinated campaign in the past, usually headed by the person at the top of the ticket. For all his faults, it’s a responsibility that Tom Carper took seriously.
So. The question remains–why did this happen? Was it because Matt Denn got the endorsement for Lieutenant Governor over Ted Blunt back in 2008? Dad Blood Equals Bad Blood? (I stole that line.) Could be, because Betsy’s dad was the Party Chair then. Ted Blunt’s politics were always…malleable. ‘Slick’ is the word that comes to mind. He ran as a Republican against Lonnie George for State Rep District 1 back in 1982. Is it because Lisa is focused on something else if Kamala wins? Hard to fathom that one, but who knows?
You tell me. Plus, if you’ve got some inside dirt, spill it. Here.