tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460970.post114135509736305704..comments2023-07-20T04:36:40.422-04:00Comments on maipolitics2poetry: Les Roberts wrote a letter to me and all I got was annoyed.maimunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15595451862560044914noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460970.post-1144268564122935852006-04-05T16:22:00.000-04:002006-04-05T16:22:00.000-04:00Well I personally could never support any candidat...Well I personally could never support any candidate who allows his supporters to deliberately attempt to work the google system and use cross-blogs to spread lies, rumors and innuendoes about a candidate who seriously threatens his ability to win a primary. If you can't beat 'em, might as well slime 'em and see if any of it sticks. That's the philosophy of the weak. Apparently, either Roberts thinks this behavior is just fine, or....he is painfully internet-ignorant and hasn't got a clue what his supporters are up to. I personally know Mike Arcuri to be a good and honorable man and I resent it. I shouldn't bother resenting this behavior though, because it won't work in the end anyways. These things always reflect on the candidate.YouGoMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05754480369571228077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460970.post-1143950447512797322006-04-01T23:00:00.000-05:002006-04-01T23:00:00.000-05:00Anonymous with the campaign experience question, t...Anonymous with the campaign experience question, thanks for asking your question the way you asked it.<BR/><BR/>Hey, if I ever say something that you don't understand, please let me know. As much as the vocabulary specific to an industry makes the communications easier, it also risks leaving people out. I assume that they were referring to the financial filing deadline that campaigns have to report to the FEC right about now. All the campaigns are pretty much scratching together every penny and the documentation needed before the deadline.<BR/><BR/>Mike's campaign has a lot of campaigning experience in the team. Working off my memory, we have the coordinator of 3 local presidential campaigns, 5 who served on congressional campaign's management, 1 local Senate campaign coordinator,and numerous other regional campaigns managers or chairs. We have a DC consulting firm with roots in central NY, a professional political fundraiser and we're interviewing for a professional campaign manager.<BR/><BR/>This is actually the best team I've ever seen in politics, but especially for this Congressional seat.<BR/><BR/>And it's been gaining attention... The fundraiser on the 23rd had over 400 people, raised over $50,000 and seems to have been the place to be seen. Then the following week, Mike spoke at a filled room at Hamilton College.<BR/>-Maimunmaimunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15595451862560044914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460970.post-1143669167678560022006-03-29T16:52:00.000-05:002006-03-29T16:52:00.000-05:00I met some of the Les Roberts team at an event the...I met some of the Les Roberts team at an event the other day. Based on this blog posting, I asked them about their campaign experience. Three of his staffers have experience on past Congressional races, and two have worked on Presidential campaigns. They told me they've hired two experienced DC firms for fundraising and consulting and said they would be releasing a full staffing and consultants list with bios after this next filing (?? - don't know what that means, but I was sort of embarassed to ask). <BR/><BR/>Can anyone report as to what Arcuri's staff looks like today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460970.post-1141711161598101802006-03-07T00:59:00.000-05:002006-03-07T00:59:00.000-05:00Hello, anonymous.Among your comments, you asked me...Hello, anonymous.<BR/>Among your comments, you asked me one question twice. I'm not going to speak for Arcuri for Congress, much less be so presumptive on my own site, so I respectfully decline to answer.<BR/>Maimunmaimunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15595451862560044914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460970.post-1141693952713549622006-03-06T20:12:00.000-05:002006-03-06T20:12:00.000-05:00hehehe - Roberts was in the lead until the Arcuri ...hehehe - Roberts was in the lead until the Arcuri supporters got on the stick. Robert's campaign may have written that letter while he was in the lead.<BR/><BR/>What you point out, whether you know it or not, is that Robert's campaign does not have a professional campaign manager who has been involved in other Congressional campaigns. <BR/><BR/>Now, is Arcuri going to have a professional campaign manager or just pick another local buddy? These are the big leagues, not the minors.<BR/><BR/>Because the real question is whether or not ANY of the democrats are going to run a credible campaign or just waste the best opportunity in a couple of decades. <BR/><BR/>So is Arcuri going with an (in or out of district) pro or not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com