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Rob Kailey is a working schmuck with no ties or affiliations to any governmental or political organizations, save those of sympathy.
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Mon Aug 30, 2010 at 08:44:18 AM MST
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| Mike Dennison reported a couple great articles on the Supreme Court race this past weekend. The shorter one highlights the Chamber of Commerce's co-endorsement of the candidates, which far-right candidate Nels Swandal then attacked for also endorsing his opponent.
The longer story has a bit more fodder, including this interesting piece: In Swandal's TV ad, which began running last week, he notes that he's been criticized for supporting Republican candidates in the past, but then assures viewers that his political opinions have never influenced his decisions as a judge.
The subject of his political contributions hasn't been widely covered, if at all, in the print or broadcast media. The criticism appeared in some left-leaning political blogs, he said. Here's the thing. Swandal's campaign team -- Brent Mead and Dustin Frost -- is pretty sharp. They're not responding to this criticism. They're elevating it. This is a deliberate play to run for the court as the right-wing candidate.
That tone plays out throughout the piece. It has also strangely put Beth Baker, endorsed by Marc Racicot, firmly into the role of "Democrat" running for the court. At the end of the day, though, I think Baker's decision to campaign in a less partisan, less ideological manner will play better than Swandal's decision to come out hard for a set of ideas rather than for a concept of justice. |
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