What an interesting article. Anyone from NE PA knows Jamie Brazil, a strong D..he's the big fundraising guy, "close" to Rendell..this is the guy who met w/ the Scranton mayor and many choice people..If any of you know Mayor Doherty, you seen him on stage in Phila the nite Hillary won, along with Doherty's entire family. Since then, his one brother has received a nice state job, and the mayor is next in line..corruption at its finest. BTW, he's the Jamie Brazil who is now the new
"paid national director of Mr. McCain’s Citizens for McCain Coalition". Remember this article--
"Local Clinton backers, McCain adviser meet" --
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/articles/2008/08/20/news/sc_times_trib.20080820.a.pg1.tt20brazil_s1.1888751_top5.txtDem Operative Eyes Hill State For McCainST. PAUL - Hillary Clinton and her roommate, the former president, make a pit stop next month in Pennsylvania. An important state for a candidate to win, this was Hillary territory. She took Scranton like Grant took Richmond. Hillary heads there again the second week of October for the Methodist equivalent of a christening. The baby is
Simon Rodham. The daddy, her brother
Tony Rodham. The Clintons will houseguest with friends. Mr. and Mrs.
Jamie Brazil. Former president of her brother's company, Jamie has a big smile, big house, big wristwatch, beautiful blond wife with big jewelry and biiiig wallet.
Also a big Democratic outreach. His current occupation is political consultant.
I learned this from Jamie himself. And where were we when he told me all this? Deep in
McCain McCountry listening to
Sarah Palin. Sandwiched together in one of McCain's VIP skyboxes. The one next to us belonged to the senator's campaign manager
Rick Davis. Ours belonged to the candidate's adviser
Carly Fiorina. Jamie and I were a Coke bottle away from
Henry Kissinger. We're talking folks who've been Republican since their first trimester.
So what's a Dem operative doing there?
"We're going to take Pennsylvania for McCain," Jamie said. "We'll win by 3 percent. We'll get Hillary supporters. The undecideds. From the coal region. Blue dog areas like Lackawanna, where it's 2-1 Democratic. We'll break into that."
I suddenly realized this McCain skybox was filled with Democratic types. Like closeted gays, one whispered: "Don't mention our names. We're not 'out' yet."
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09052008/gossip/cindy/dem_operative_eyes_hill_state_for_mccain_127643.htm