Barack Obama strategists sign on to Mary Burke campaign

[riversedge]

I think we need a primary but increasingly it looks like we will not have one.


Barack Obama strategists sign on to Mary Burke campaign
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By Bill Glauber of the Journal Sentinel
Nov. 6, 2013 8:36 a.m.
(256) Comments

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In putting together the team so quickly, Burke is signaling her ability run a lengthy campaign to oust Gov. Scott Walker in 2014.

She's also making it more difficult for another Democrat to jump into the race, although state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout of Alma has considered waging a grassroots primary battle.

Jim Margolis, who handled advertising for President Barack Obama's two national campaigns, has signed on as Burke's media strategist.

Diane Feldman, who polled for Tammy Baldwin's successful U.S. Senate campaign in 2012 and Gwen Moore's 2004 race for Congress, will be Burke's pollster.

Pete Giangreco, who was the lead of direct mail for Obama's first Democratic presidential primary campaign as well as Baldwin's 2012 campaign, will run Burke's direct mail operation..............

[Scuba]

1. This is breaking my heart.

[Big Tent]

9. Obama Staff

Scuba, Obama's staff from 2008 is almost all working for the administration. Some of the staff Burke is getting might be good because campaign staff for the 2nd term of a president typically do not get administration positions, but because of that they do not really have the innovative experience that his 2008 staff did. The 2008 Obama team would not have won the primary running a traditional campaign, they had to organize non traditional voters to the polls across the nation.

[Scuba]

10. It's not the assistance I bemoan, it's who they're assisting. Burke is a right-wing idealogue ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10849554

[Big Tent]

11. Vinehout

I am sure Vinehout will have Obama Staff too. Almost every staffer is going to have some connection to Obama because he is a sitting 2-term president. Burke is far from a right-wing ideologue, I just would like her to not be anti-gun and anti-marijuana.

[Scuba]

12. I'll stand by my statement that Burke is right-wing.

She's moderate on a couple social issues, far right on fiscal policy.

[Ed Suspicious]

2. Of course they would. Yay corporate wing of the party! snarkasm

[Ed Suspicious]

3. Even if the pukes lose, they win by once again moving the middle. FMR.

[EC]

4. I don't think her or Vinehout

would beat Walker. There are many dems that won't vote for either one, so they'll not vote just like in the recall. There were a lot of dems that didn't believe in recalls and many that didn't like Barrett so didn't vote or voted for Walker. Burke is to the right of DLC so I don't know how that'll go over.

[Jackpine Radical]

5. I far prefer Kathleen Vinehout's ideology, but I think she would have real problems

beating Walker.

I think that's the same conclusion the party Pros have come to. Burke will pull in far more money than Kathleen, and has her own fortune to draw from. Money to a political operative is like blood in the water to a shark. No way you're going to distract them from the chum with an appeal to principle.

[dembotoz]

6. wouldn't it be nice if every now and then you did not have to hold your nose when you pulled the

lever

[ewagner]

7. So....

You're a multi-millionaire...and you wanna run for public office?

[undeterred]

8. I felt more inspired when Jim Doyle was running.

[undeterred]

13. Ever get the feeling that choosing Wisconsin's governor is not a choice made by the people of WI?