In yesterday’s Union Leader (though reading it today) that questions what Bill Binnie is all about, I spotted this pretty good line:
On June 30 Binnie released a "plan for economic growth" that was so vague it sounded as though it might have been scratched on the back of a napkin in 30 seconds by the second assistant outreach coordinator of the local high school Republican club.
Now, scuttlebutt is going around that thin skinned Binnie is promising jihad against, well, pretty much everyone that opposes him (er, would that include the ‘Grok?). But will it matter? Sure, some of the info may well be damaging to others, but his problem will be – will it double back around?
Sure, Pat Hynes can shop stories around for Mahoney and against his opponents within the blogosphere at the national sites – there was such an instant appearance of them against Guinta (yeah, that worked well at the NH Young Republican Picnic, as Tom noted, didn’t it? Guinta 91, Mahoney 34) that anyone could figure out that they were not spontaneously written. Does Binnie have that caliber of person – or can he purchase such to shop oppo research stories around? And show up with credible sources?
The question is, what will the voters think of a high powered high dollar campaign pretty much sliming everyone else? Pretty much, I think most will take it as it appears – another tantrum (albeit, with lots of dollars attached) from someone who may end up being perceived to be a nascent bully in the making, using dollars instead of fists to throw his weight around?
Can he withstand the urge to run amok? Or will NH GOP Chairman Sunnunu have to step in and provide a little "counseling"?
And what could he do to the Union Leader?
