State GOP tired of banging their heads against the Wahl?
Robert Harding over at TAP has the goods on Minarik and asks that question with regards to Wahl Media and discusses the implications to everyone’s favorite conservative (until they learn about his record) Joe Robach.
For the record, Wahl Media made a pretty penny for their efforts. According to Will Barclay’s campaign finance filing, Minarik’s Wahl Media made $643,833 through February 8. Meaning, they could have made more money, which we will know with the post-election filings.
What will this mean for Minarik? The talk in Albany circles is that Minarik’s role in the 56th Senate District race might be limited by the state GOP. In fact, the state GOP might try to play a more dominant role in SD-56 because of Minarik’s failures in SD-48.
SD-56 is Robach’s district.
[...] Earlier we told you of the rumors in Albany (via TAP) about how the state GOP is trying keep Minarik from being involved in Joe Robach’s reelection campaign. I spoke to some sources about this and they confirmed that there is a widespread feeling that Minarik’s ham-handed scare tactics are now out-of-date and ineffective. Specifically I was told that: Many Republicans in Albany are citing Minarik’s early campaign tactics as the reason for the loss, and it appears there is going to be a statewide struggle over his role in the 56th SD election….Democrats look forward to Minarik playing a lead role in the 56th SD election. His tactics have proved to be ineffective and dated, and if nothing else completely predictable. [...]