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18th District Congressional Candidate Fred Dailey Getting Fleeced

By The Pullins Group LLC

I don't know anyone who doesn't like Fred Dailey.  Sure, sometimes folks might disagree with him on an issue or two, but that aside, he is one of the friendliest, hardworking, and kindest individuals that I know. 

That's why its upsetting to see his generous nature being taken advantage of in his ill-fated second run for Congress in the 18th Congressional District.  Sometimes, whether you are a lawyer, or a political consultant, or a business advisor, you must be straightforward with your client and explain to them that they cannot possibly win.  You must inform them that you will not stand by and have them waste their personal funds on paying your big fees.  Sometimes, you even have to quit to get your point across.

Fred Dailey filed his end of year campaign finance report yesterday, and what it showed was shameful.  Here are his numbers:

$70,976.67 in starting cash

$18,757.00 in contributions

$36,288.34 in expenditures
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$53,445.33 cash on hand

$64,471.08 in loans owed to Fred Dailey

Of the $36,288.34 that Fred spent, all but $1,596.00 was split between 3 consultants.  Nearly $24,000 of that amount went to his campaign manager, Matt Parker. When a campaign manager spends more on himself than the candidate takes in, then it's time to get a new manager, or face reality and get out of a race that is simply not winnable.

Nearly 20 years ago my friend Morton Blackwell wrote about how some political consultants sucker conservative candidates into races that they can't win in order to line the consultant's pockets. What he said back in 1990 still rings true today, only the names and faces have changed.  It's shameful.

Full post as published by The Pullins Report on January 27, 2010 (boomark / email).