Englander to Rubio, Kimme needs workers
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Wall St. Journal…
Rand Paul‘s campaign manager is jumping on board the suddenly flagging Marco Rubio campaign.
Chip Englander, who ran the Kentucky senator’s campaign before it ended last week, will be a senior political adviser responsible for the Midwest. Based in Chicago, Mr. Englander also ran Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner‘s successful 2014 campaign
The Rubio campaign, which placed fifth in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, hopes to capitalize on Mr. Englander’s connections to Mr. Paul’s libertarian supporters, even though the two senators’ presidential efforts were based on very different ideas. Mr. Paul campaigned on a foreign policy highly skeptical of intervention abroad and government surveillance, while Mr. Rubio backs a far more robust American presence overseas and stresses his support for electronic government surveillance.
Mr. Englander was spotted on an airplane Tuesday afternoon reviewing a contract to join the Rubio campaign. Rubio spokesman Alex Conant confirmed Mr. Englander’s employment Wednesday morning.
* Meanwhile, our two-time Golden Horseshoe winner Nancy Kimme has been working closely with Gov. Kasich’s campaign and could use some more volunteers…
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- Team Sleep - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 9:25 am:
Now that Rand Paul is out, I think Kasich is my guy. He also seems to have the ILGOP “establishment” blessing.
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 9:28 am:
Hey Nancy, do you remember when mainstream Republicans like us used to win primaries?
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 9:32 am:
I think Chip is jumping from the fire into another fire.
- Enviro - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 9:43 am:
Label me “ILGOP Establishment Approved”
- hot chocolate - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 10:00 am:
2nd place behind Trump by 20 points is the new 1st place in our hearts
- VanillaMan - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 10:00 am:
You screwed up Chip.
- Nearly Normal - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 10:04 am:
Political consultants go where the jobs are to be found. Kasich appears to be the only reasonable one left in the bunch. I expect Trump will be going negative big time on him.
- Dirty Red - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 10:11 am:
= I expect Trump will be going negative big time on him. =
He would be so lucky.
- A guy - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 10:12 am:
Divine inspiration brings me here.
- Jay Dee - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 10:13 am:
Following the N.H. results, I think Illinois will start seeing a lot of ads from Gov. Kasich.
- zatoichi - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 10:16 am:
After dating in high school, Herb and June’s paths unexpectantly crossed years later on the campaign trail. Like sands before the hour glass…so are the days of our lives.
- Blago's Luxurious Grey Mane - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 10:33 am:
Kasich’s second place finish is Trump’s Christmas Day. Kasich put everything into NH. He’s got nothing going in South Carolina. Kasich takes votes away from Jeb!
- siriusly - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 10:37 am:
Nancy “I am smiling”
Happy that Englander has another job - but from where I sit Rubio is not a winner.
Kasich is the most experienced and thoughtful of the bunch.
- @MisterJayEm - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 10:43 am:
“Caption?”
– MrJM
- Soccermom - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 10:44 am:
Can we start a pool on where Englander goes next?
- Jack Stephens - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 10:48 am:
Kasich is just as Big Government as Rafael “Ted” Cruz and the rest. If you need your guv’ment to control your personal life and deciding who you can associate with or who you can marry or what religion to believe in…then they are the ones.
- hisgirlfriday - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 11:56 am:
Saw an anti-Rubio ad from NARAL while watching cable news this morning. Guess it’s starting.
- Michael Westen - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 1:08 pm:
Maybe Nancy can ask young Topinka to volunteer for Kasich. Might be a way to jump start their friendship.
- Annonn'' - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 3:28 pm:
Hey what is the $uper$tar record for most presidential campaigns in a cycle. Kimme should be able to load up now that her guy is new Anti-Trump.
- 4 percent - Wednesday, Feb 10, 16 @ 5:05 pm:
Kasich needs help. She couldn’t even get enough signatures for ballot access in every district and it took a huge lift to get other campaigns to back off objecting. Would have been a huge embarassment.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Feb 11, 16 @ 12:04 am:
If I had to choose a person to put together a Crew, Nancy Kinne would be one of two people I would reach out and task with that job.
I’m going to keep the second name to myself, just for me.
The Kasich camp is in very good hands. OW
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Feb 11, 16 @ 12:06 am:
Glad I signed it, the above is me.