Is Montana ready for a new Congressman? I have been reading Dennis McDonald’s campaign rhetoric for weeks now about how Rehberg has outstayed his welcome in Washington. The McDonald campaign has continually ran ads and shot off press releases to advance his hype that he is another of those “hope and change” guys that can take back Washington for the people.
Here is one of McDonald’s publicity stunts that went terribly awry. Great idea – damn poor execution. The “plan” went something like this; McDonald gathered his staff, grabbed some props for the camera like brooms, mops, buckets, and cleaning supplies and then called for the press to meet him in front of Congressman Rehberg’s office in Missoula for a press release and to, as Dennis McDonald put it, clean up Washington, starting with Rehberg.
When Dennis McDonald decided to try and have a little circus in front of Rehberg’s office to get himself a free campaign ad he perhaps should have kept the plan to himself instead of bragging about his “great idea” and having little inter-staff Hee-Haws and giggles while talking about how great this was going to come off in the press. What ultimately happened was that the College Republicans got wind of the “when and where” and met poor McDonald’s group in front of Rehberg’s office with some questions of their own. See College Republican Chris Shipp in action in this video.
NOTE TO MCDONALD***** WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO HOLD A CIRCUS, MAKE SURE YOU DON’T WIND UP BEING THE CLOWN YOURSELF
I just love these Montana College Republicans ......... Hoo-Rah!
It is obvious he doesn't want anyone asking about his former mafia connections
ReplyDeleteJust what we need a Kalifornian to put Montana over the top in debt.
ReplyDeleteYou do know, don't you Joe, that he's running for Congress, not the state legislature?
ReplyDeleteThe guy was speechless. He hung his head. He never looked the interviewer in the eye. He kept looking away. Those are all signs of deception and insecurity. Do you want a man like that representing Montana? Not me.
ReplyDeleteIt does appear that Rehberg will retain his seat if this is his best opposition
ReplyDeleteYep, the Dem's just can't seem to run anyone with a legitimate shot. I ascribe that to a failing of the D's not because Rehberg has been outstanding.
ReplyDeleteI can't remember the name of the lady who ran against him last time but she was waaaaaaaaaaay left of the mainstream.
Surely it was John Driscoll last time in 2008, our current State Auditor Monica Lindeen in 06, Tracy Valezquez in 2004, Steve Kelly in 02 and Nancy Keenan in 00. Rehberg has beaten them all with the lowest win percentage of 51% in 2000 when he first took office. Since that time only Monica Lindeen has been able to get close with 39% of the vote. So other than his first election and the 06 election, Rehberg has won each of 3 of the last 5 elections with over 64% of the vote. He's pretty popular. The national average for incumbents in Congress is 53% and the average for Republic Congressmen is 51%. Bear in mind that Rehberg was one of only a handful of Republicans returned to Congress in 2006 and 2008. So I agree with you if the Dems put up a decent candidate once in a while, maybe they could unseat him, but Dennis McDonald is not that person!
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