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March 03, 2006 09:00 AM UTC
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That’s Suthers’ campaign manager, Rich something, who also worked for the Sean Tonner outfit. He’s married to the girl who is running Hillman’s political efforts. If either Hillman or Suthers get a serious opponent, neither one of these kids is going to be able to make it work. Looks like the GOP row officers are getting essentially a pass, though.
Also missing from photo: supporters of the candidate.
Funny stuff, COPols! I did notice the same guy in both pics, but then I wrote that off, thinking he was just the same guy covering both events.
But what struck me about the similarity about the pics was this:
“WHERE ARE ALL THE PEOPLE?” (aside from the media types, and in this case, the “spy” from the opposing campaign camp(s).
So to me, the similarity is not just one guy, but the LACK of anyone else at the “events”.
It’s that damn college kid again!
That’s totally creepy. How did Suther’s know where they’d be all day? Is this some new Colorado AG power he learned from the NSA?
Yeah, I really want a guy who sends a stalker after his opponent as the person charged with defending my rights. NO WAY, SUTHERS!
Dead Guvs, I’ve never heard of a campaign sending a “tracker” after an opponent on their first day. That’s wicked paranoid, and not the sort of thing I’d expect from Suthers.
Looks like we have a race on our hands!
hackattack is right. This is totally creepy. The kid even looks creepy.
That’s Rich Coolidge. Married to former Tiffany Eberly.
I guess the Beauprez folks were only talking about themselves when they said “espionage is not a long term policy.” Then again, maybe it’s just a short-term one?
The Rs are really starting this cycle off on a weird note, that’s for sure. It’s gonna be a dirty one, folks!
It?s good to see that not even Chivalry can stop a man like Suthers from sending his goons after O?Brien.
BadMoonRising:
Announcement tours don’t generally have many people at them. The point is to get into as many media markets as possible and the field/supporter work starts later.
hackattack – it’s not like the O’Brien campaign kept their PUBLIC MEDIA APPEARANCES secret. If Suthers wanted to know, he only had to look as far as the announcement.
But sending a guy out for some video clips this early on, to a series of events that were (a) likely to be all the same, and (b) weren’t going to be well-attended (where you could sneak in a “spy” without him being noticed) is definitely weird.
You people are all nuts. Coolidge, who is indeed Suthers’ campaign manager, was just there handing out his cards to reporters, making his side available for comment. That’s all. There was nothing to “spy” on, anyway. This is a fairly common practice, and is nothing to get alarmed about. Damn, people.
You people are all nuts. Coolidge, who is indeed Suthers’ campaign manager, was just there handing out his cards to reporters, making his side available for comment. That’s all. There was nothing to “spy” on, anyway. This is a fairly common practice, and is nothing to get alarmed about. Damn, people.
Handing out cards and… wait – what’s that thing around his neck? Oh yeah, a video camera. I know I have the darndest time handing out business cards if I don?t have my trusty video camera along with me.
“Take pictures of license plates and send a staffer to chase your opponent on her first day.” Is this the sort of stuff I missed in Republican Tactics 101?
So if Suthers decides not to prosecute Beauprez can he still decide not to prosecute himself, or do we need another ethics panel investigation here?
Fern is well off financially.
So, she will give away a lot of money to political consultants who are selling her high priced baloney. They could not even organize a decent press conference. No people, no signs nothing to show for the large checks she wrote out to big time professionals and their political wisdom.
Jack is right – there’s nothing “creepy” about this at all – I mean, he’s standing right there in front of the announcing candidate – do you suppose they didn’t know who he was? Of course they do – and you can bet that all candidates have someone at the other’s events, to listen in and see what they’re saying. Criminy, it’s not like Suthers’ campaign manager was skulking around, hanging from a tree branch. Sheesh, people, get some better glue for your aluminum shield helmets!
Campaign Manager for Suthers, Rich Coolidge is the one in the blue shirt in both pictures.
Look, it doesn’t matter if the guy was wearing a bright pink shirt that said, “I work for John Suthers and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.” Having someone show up to three press events in one day is not normal, and it shouldn’t be acceptable political behavior.
And I agree that it’s “creepy.”
All campaigns do this, Bane just has a personal stake in this AG race is all. Yawn…need better news stories today
Could we get off the creepy guy for a second and focus on the fact that there is NOBODY there other than press?
Good Setting Sun noted, “Announcement tours don’t generally have many people at them. The point is to get into as many media markets as possible and the field/supporter work starts later.”
I respectfully beg to differ–I’ve worked on two Democratic campaigns and the announcement is planned far in advance, with every friend, relative, and bystander you can round up in advance. I’ve never seen that much landscape surrounding a candidate in my life.
Not the most auspicious start…
These comments are ridiculous and highlight the amateur-hour caliber of the posters here. (Didn’t this site used to be populated by political professionals?)
This is standard operating procedure. Campaigns send staff to photograph, videotape and take notes at the public events of their opponents all the time. To not do so would be akin to political malpractice. It’s nice to see the Suthers campaign covering the bases.
Can you imagine trying to run a campaign without knowing what your opponent is saying? How about trying to respond to a reporter when asked to comment on an opponent’s press conference – if you don’t know exactly what the opponent said? Hello?
It’s too bad the tinfoil hat brigades have taken over the comments on this site.
This is just par for the course for the GOP all the way down the ballot. They can’t win or get ahead without backdoor tactics and shady dealings. I guess Duke Cunnigham will have about eight years to think about whether or not the GOP is on the right track and then maybe he can consult.
This has only become a topic of conversation because Suthers’ spies weren’t able to blend into the crowd of supporters since there wasn’t a crowd of supporters. This is common practice….just usually a bit larger crowd to blend into.
I absolutely agree with umm and mr.T. This is standard practice. Rich would not be doing his job if someone from the campaign was not there.
Well it seems creepy to me whether it’s normal for a campaign to do that or not. Coming to three of the same event in one day? CREEPY!