As just about anyone who seriously follows Virginia politics know, Anonymous is a Woman is written by one of the smartest, nicest, hardest-working, committed Democrats around - Karen Duncan. Unfortunately for all of us, Karen doesn't write very often, but when she does, it's almost always great. Today is no exception, and I'm linking to her post, "How Brian Moran's Campaign Got Bitten By Fleas", to give it more exposure. Remember, this is written by someone who "still believes [Brian Moran is] far and away the best candidate" in the race. My friend Karen and I disagree on that point, but we don't disagree on the following....Brian needs to revamp his campaign to regain lost momentum...
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Unfortunately, it’s too late to take back the first punch. But Brian needs to present himself positively, make the case that he’s the best person for the job, and refrain from personal attacks that single out any other.
Karen and I also agree on this, regarding the leaking of private emails from Josh Chernila to the Moran campaign about possible employment there:
...somebody in Brian’s campaign leaked some personal emails to another blogger who is particularly known for stirring up mud. I think it backfired and added to Brian’s wounds.
At this point, Brian needs to get the children in his campaign under his control and return the campaign to the adults, of whom there are several. Personally, I think Brian owes the wronged person an apology but that would be tactically hard to do without calling even more attention to the situation. At the very least, the person who leaked the email should privately apologize to the wronged blogger. And then he should be kept on a tight reign.
If it were my campaign, I’d probably fire the person - and not just for having appalling ethics but for being even more appallingly incompetent.
You can read the entire diary by Karen at her blog, "Anonymous is a Woman". And as I always say to Karen, I wish she wouldn't stay so anonymous! :)
