This week's Civic Skinny 02-16-06

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A Culver adviser said that if Blouin's staff's idea of playing dirty is scrounging up faux campaign disclosure board violations then they might as well "throw in the towel." "When you help someone with a campaign after work and have expenses, you get paid back," this person said in response to last week's item about Secretary of State staffers being reimbursed for time spent on Culver's bid for governor.

Sharon Haselhoff is out as Blouin's fundraising consultant. Haselhoff has been a top Democratic finance whiz for years, but a campaign insider said she and campaign manager Matt Paul butted heads when he was named to his post (she wanted it), and when Blouin's campaign didn't hit the needed contribution numbers she left.

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