Who's Driving the Romanoff Train?

by: Colorado Pols

Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 13:44:15 PM MST

We are hearing, however, that Sue Casey is longer be with the campaign. Casey, the former Denver City Councilwoman and one-time manager of Gary Hart's 1988 Presidential bid, had been with Romanoff since the beginning of his campaign and was most recently being called a "Senior Advisor." Casey was a bad choice to take a lead role to begin with, primarily because she hasn't been engaged at this level of politics in decades, and maybe Romanoff himself figured that out. The rumor is that Casey was pushed out, and although we can't confirm that, it would make sense given Romanoff's oddly terrible campaign operation to this point in the race.

We've said it before, and we'll say it again: How can someone as experienced as Romanoff, someone who polled on this race months ago, have been so unprepared to put a statewide campaign in place? If Romanoff is calling the shots on the campaign, then he's as good as done because nobody can -- or should -- be their own campaign manager at this level. But if Romanoff is not making the ultimate decisions, then who is? And what the hell are they doing?

Sue Casey to Manage Romanoff Campaign?

by: Colorado Pols

Mon Sep 14, 2009 at 09:09:43 AM MDT

Casey would be an interesting, though not necessarily inspired, choice to lead Romanoff's Senate bid. Casey did once manage former Senator Gary Hart's campaign for President, but that was a loonnggg time ago. Today's campaigns are nothing like those that were run 20 years ago, and Casey learned that lesson firsthand when she was drilled while trying to run for Denver Mayor in 2003.

Romanoff has always been well-known as a policy wonk, but he has never been lauded as someone with a keen campaign mind. For someone who spent so many months contemplating a run for U.S. Senate, it's a little odd that he wasn't ready to go with his campaign dream team from the get-go.