“People have gotten their hopes up,” [Jamie] Burnett said. “They would be disappointed if he didn’t run.“
With all due respect, that should not be viewed as a given. From The Wires (emphasis mine, reformatted):
Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown has begun seeking campaign staff while aggressively courting New Hampshire’s political elite, marking what local Republicans consider serious steps toward launching a Senate campaign against Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. The stakes are high for the GOP’s national push for the Senate majority this fall as well as for Brown’s own political ambitions. The longtime Massachusetts resident, having recently relocated to his seacoast New Hampshire vacation home, is expected to launch an exploratory committee to enter the race as soon as Friday, according to several New Hampshire Republican officials who spoke directly to Brown about his plans.
…Brown spent much of the past two weeks calling key New Hampshire Republican officials and influential GOP activists, saying he was going to run and seeking their support. At the same time, Brown’s camp has quietly begun offering paid positions to Republican operatives for a prospective New Hampshire campaign…”He’s been reaching out to opinion leaders, to grassroots activists, getting a sense of, ‘Would you be supporting a Scott Brown campaign,'” said former New Hampshire Rep. Frank Guinta, who is running again for Congress and was included in Brown’s outreach efforts. “That, to me, says he’s serious. But I think only Scott Brown knows if Scott Brown is going to run.”
Umm, the last time I looked, we Groksters are grassroots and we certainly are activists….but he hasn’t asked US! But then again, he probably doesn’t have to. But if he would like to talk to us, consider this an open invite to join we ADHD bloggers on GrokTALK! – and ask us personally! We’ll behave….mostly….
