Bridget covers the challenge to Stan Jagla’s petitions by Robert Flynn, who referred questions to his lawyer Matt Flamm. She also criticizes the effort as “REALLY Stupid.”
I guess I’m of two minds on this one as a strategic matter (as opposed to “democratic” policy). Clearly to the extent that Stan Jagla is not “mainstream” (here I’m not referring to his progressive policy positions), engaging him might put any challenging candidate in potentially awkward positions. So Jill Morgenthaler’s campaign might benefit from minimizing the risk. That said, it’s pretty hard to imagine Stan Jagla’s campaign, as I currently understand it, having the resources to make anything close to a serious challenge - which is Bridget’s point. I agree with Bridget, it would have been better to take ownership of the petition challenge and make a case for it (’we all have to play by the rules’ or something similar) than to suggest no control over an effort by one of your supporters.
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Hiram: as far as I can tell there is just *speculation* by Bridget that the Morgenthaler campaign is behind the challenge to Jagla’s candidacy. I haven’t seen any real evidence, and I doubt there is any.
Larry Bodine
Posted 21 Nov 2007 at 11:23 am ¶Democratic Committeeman
Precinct 45
Hi Larry,
Thanks for writing. I was careful not to attribute the challenge directly to the Morgenthaler campaign. I have no idea whether they were involved directly in any capacity. But given the connections of those who are directly involved in the challenge, I argue above what the political implications seem to be - and what actions seem appropriate (since disowning it wasn’t the first reaction).
I’ll leave it at that.
Take care.
Posted 25 Nov 2007 at 7:04 pm ¶Trackbacks & Pingbacks 1
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