Monday, June 23, 2014

David Brat Ousts Lew Rockwell Libertarian As Campaign Manager; Will Be Replaced With Cantor Operative

EconomicPolicyJournal.com has learned that, David Brat campaign manager Zachary Werrell, who is a fan of Lew Rockwell, the Mises Institue and Ron Paul (SEE: David Brat's Campaign Manager is a Lew Rockwell Fan), and who engineered the stunning victory of David Brat over former House majority leader, Eric Cantor, will be ousted as Brat's campaign manager, for the general election.

He will be replaced on an "interim" basis by, get this, Amanda Chase, who was Cantor's political director during his successful 2010 campaign.

The announcement is scheduled to be made Tuesday. Werrell will remain an "advisor" to the campaign.

The establishment will pretty much get their claws into anyone who is gaining in popularity. Brat's outrageous move is just a glaring example of the dirty, crony world that is politics and power seekers.


10 comments:

  1. Did you mean DAVID BRAT campaign manager Zachary Werrell...

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  2. Look at it this way, Brat did Zachary a favor.

    Now Zachary can put his competence to use in a field where it will make a difference. He has a chance to become a productive member of society instead of languishing in an area where he'd have no opportunity to talk to the public about why he reads/likes LRC, Mises, & Ron Paul.(at least Ron Paul had a chance to use his position to spread ideas on liberty, Mr. Werrell would have had no such chance)

    Maybe he'll "unscrub" his facebook/twitter stuff with LRC links and the like now....

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  3. OTOH, transitioning from an guerrilla campaign w/ 2 paid advisors to one that actually has a structure that can win a general election may require a more experienced hand.

    The true test as to if Brat "sells out" will be the way he handles the immigration issue. He beat Cantor because Cantor was soft on immigration & amnesty. If Brat goes soft(er), then it's a safe bet that the corporate influence has out-pulled the winning message.

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  4. Well, the 7th district of Virginia is R+10 so he would probably have won no matter who his campaign manager was, but it just seems kind of fishy. Typical politician.

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  5. Do you know the full proof way to determine if a politician is lying? When they start to open their mouths. All politicians lie. All politicians sell out. Some dearly, others cheaply. Never put your trust in a politician or a prostitute. The end result is always the same.

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  6. Dave Brat "engineered" his own victory, not his campaign manager. So an inexperienced person is replaced by an experienced person with a proven track record. Sounds like a good decision to me.

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    1. Experience does not always translate to quality...

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  7. Another righteous blow against the silly idea of the libertarian/conservative. Conservatives are not libertarians. Conservatives are collectivists. The immigration issue, Mentioned in a comment above, Is a prime example. Conservatives are socialists when it comes to immigration. In their xenophobic reaction they liken the nation to one's home and the immigrant to a home invader, proving that they have no concept of private property or the rights of individuals.

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    1. Most immigrants have no concept of private property either, yet you want them to flood in by the millions.

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