Lehane Is NOT On Clark's Campaign

[KittyWampus]

http://www.prospect.org/weblog/archives/2003/10/index.html#001661

TRAIL MIX: WORDS TO LIVE BY FROM CHRIS LEHANE. Daily Kos and Political Wire have got folks all in a tizzy about
whether or not Democratic Party consultant Chris Lehane will be joining his wife Andrea Evans and his partner Mark
Fabiani in the Clark campaign. I caught up with Lehane by cell phone while he was tooling around Little Rock with his wife
looking at apartments.

Is he an adviser to Clark?

"Not in any formal fashion. I, in my capacity as a loving and adoring spouse, attempt to serve as an adviser to my wife,
but I doubt I'll have any success at telling her what to do."

Will he become an adviser to Clark?

"I haven't made any final determinations about what I am going to do in 2004."

What does he think about the way he's become a figure of speculation and concern among Democratic activists?

"If I spent my time worrying about what other people thought about me I'd have very little time to do other things. One
of the things you learn in politics is to have thick skin."

What about his reputation for playing serious hard-ball politics?

"Anyone who has worked with me or spent time with me knows that I am a passionate advocate and fighter for
Democratic principles and beliefs and I will do anything I can to help take George W. Bush out of Washington and the
White House. . . . Democrats seem to think that just because you have the right position, you're automatically going to
win. We as Democrats need to be prepared to fight hard to win."

Does that include fighting other Democratic candidates?

"That means fighting very hard for the people you're working on behalf of and advocating for their positions."

You've become the story for a lot of people.

"I can tell you from experience that all campaigns take on the character and personality of the candidate. The
consultants, the staff, the volunteers -- all reflect the spirit and personality of the candidate."

Words to live by.

--Garance Franke-Ruta

[Fabio]

1. This sounds to me like...

he is, and is being polite to the Kerry campaign.

[KittyWampus]

2. Excuse Me, But If He Was He Would Just Say So

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