How to lose friends and infuriate people

So Jennifer Brunner threw Cong. Marcia Fudge and Cong. Zack Space under the preverbal bus today with her pronouncements that 1) Marcia Fudge, who is publically neutral in the Fisher/Brunner contest, thinks that Brunner is a better candidate; and 2) Zack Space, who has endorsed Fisher, did so out of fear of being redistricted. For the record, Space has denied the charge.

Whether they said it or not and whether they (Marcia, Zack, and the general public think it’s true) you lose political friends and infuriating people with such statements. I’m guessing that her comments were designed to generate some earned media. So if that was the case, mission accomplished. But is it worth the cost?

I’d wager that she did more harm than good. The likelihood of her making it out of the primary is slim, and getting a clear path to an Ohio Supreme Court candidacy (her Plan B?) has left the building.

Some folks criticized our little blog when we heard and reported in July that Jennifer’s friend Emily was pulling out. Well, thanks for coming to the party Josh Kraushaar, who reported in October:

Brunner hasn’t even won the endorsement of EMILY's List, which helps pro-choice female Democratic candidates raise money. That's a clear sign that the group doesn't view her as being capable of pulling off the upset.

Ouch! Enjoy the holiday party circuit.

POTUS