
I’ll Second Schnur’s Motion
I just read my fellow FR Blogger Dan Schnur’s panegyric to Steve Schmidt, with which I fully concur. Steve is smart, savvy, dedicated and is abundantly experienced.
I got to know Steve when I was communications director for Darrell Issa’s U.S. Senate campaign. Matt Fong’s campaign had been floundering until early in 1998 when McNally/Temple was jettisoned and Ron Rogers took direct control of the campaign (my fellow FR Blogger Phil Paule was the political director, in which position he continuously fl;ummoxed the MTA folks). Ron brought on smart, hard-working operatives like Steve Schmidt, Jim Camp and Adam Mendehlson. The improvement in the Fong campaign’s discipline and focus was immediately noticeable.
Even in the dark days (for them) of April 1998, when the Fong campaign was on life support, Steve never wavered or relented. When our campaign failed administer the coup de grace and allowed the Fong campaign up off the mat, Steve, Jim and Adam were able to quickly capitalize on the opportunity. If Matt… Read More