Consultant Roundup – Senate Primaries (UPDATED); Sandlapper not working with Bright Campaign, but the Quinns are
Back by popular demand…
here is everything we know about the GOP primaries for State Senate. The house folks are coming soon.
District 46
Catherine Ceips – Rod Shealy
Tom Davis – Starboard Communications
District 10
Chip Stockman – Starboard Communications
Dee Compton – Trey Ward and maybe the Quinns.
Norman Outz – Rod Shealy
District 28
Bill McKown (no primary, but challenging Dick Elliot) – Dan Herran
District 6
Mike Fair – Starboard
Patrick Haddon – unknown
District 12
Scott Talley – First Tuesday
Lee Bright – Chris Sullivan [Correction: Sandlapper is not doing this race] - we have now learned that the Quinns are helping run Bright’s race
LB Watson – unknown
District 23
Jake Knotts – Rod Shealy
Katrina Shealy – Starboard
Mike Sturkie – doing it himself…good luck with that
District 2
Larry Martin – First Tuesday
Mac Martin – unknown
District 33
Luke Rankin – Rod Shealy
Liz Gilland – unknown
Howard Bond – unkown
District 11
Mike Gardner (no primary, but challenging Reese) – Sandlapper
District 13
Jim Ritchie – Starboard
Max Hyde – Tim Brett
Shane Martin – unknown
District 24
Greg Ryberg – First Tuesday
Jason Whinghter – unknown
District 38
Randy Scott – Rod Shealy
Mike Rose – Robert Cahaly
April 10th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Just setting the facts straight, Sandlapper is not involved in the Senate 12 race.
April 11th, 2008 at 5:49 am
I heard that Mike Rose was using Wayne Adams, who had run his races in the past, but had pretty much gone into regular ol’ public relations work.
April 11th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Hasn’t Ceips ran with Starboard in the past?
April 11th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Rob W. - Ceips’ first campaign was run by Crescent Creative, which was a consulting partnership of Terry Sullivan, Heath Thompson, and Walter Whetsell.
Spike - Mike Rose’s disclosure form shows Cahaly.
Taft - sorry buddy, but we don’t believe you. Lee Bright is telling people he is using you guys, so you may want to address this issue with him. But, you’re not Brooks Brothers either…or you?
April 11th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
In what is a HUGE surprise, we have learned that Mike Fair has kicked the Quinns to the curb and picked up Starboard.
We have also learned that Starboard is running Tom Davis’ campaign, further showing that Starboard is doing every SCRG backed race.
April 11th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Did I see Rick Jr. applying for food stamps the other day? Just kidding - I’m sure they’ll make an ass of money off Lindsey.
Shot - that was for consulting and not just signs? Cahaly sells signs to lots of people, and usually for a pretty good price. If so, at least the mail will look good.
But making Mike Rose’s mail look good is like lipstick on a pig. No matter how much one tries, it just loses something.
As for Starboard doing the Kool-Aid Kandidates … no surprise there. That’s what they did last time.
April 11th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
If he is doing mail for Mike Rose, then he is in some part handling strategy. You dont just take a picture of someone and slap it on a postcard. You read polls, find out what the issues are, frame a message, and send mail.
The “he’s just doing mail” excuse doesn’t work.
April 11th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Bill McKown has not hired me to work for him this year, but I hope he wins his State Senate race. My hands are full with the Buddy Witherspoon for U.S. Senate campaign.
–Dan Herren
April 11th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
If he’s doing mail, you’re right, he’s calling shots.
If he’s supplying signs, he’s not.
Either way, it’s academic. Nobody wants Mike Rose back in Columbia.
It’s funny seeing how much Rose used to be one of the biggest roadblockers of restructuring in the Campbell days, and now he’s kissing up to the Governor’s people for their help.
Randy Scott may be the Dale Gribble of the Senate, but at least he isn’t a pompous ass like Rose was and is.
A lot of Republicans will probably remember the lead role Rose played as one of the few Republicans who supported Democrat Phil Leventis against Andre for Lt Guv back in ‘02.
April 11th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Spike - you’re right.
April 11th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Starboard’s doing Bright’s mail, last time I heard.
April 12th, 2008 at 4:45 am
Just so you can fill in your blank… I’ve been running Shane Martin’s campaign.