Gail Thompson

It is a real good thing that press releases are now done via email and no longer by fax.  If this was 2000 a lot of innocent trees would have been killed for no good reason with a few of the endorsements we have seen recently.

Endorsements are usually great for a press release, but have little to no impact on a campaign.  An exception could be if a popular Governor got involved in a primary. But, what about when the only 1-term governor in the last 80 years endorses your candidacy? John Stephen was lucky enough to have that happen with the support of Craig Benson. 

Then there is the case of the former governor who is deceased so his wife makes the endorsement. Bob Clegg was fortunate enough to pick up this endorsement when Gail Thompson endorsed his candidacy last week. 

And now we have Jennifer Horn getting involved in the “I’m trying to make news, but this is the best I got” category as she announced today that Jim Coburn (you remember him right, 26% in 2006) will co-chair the efforts of her campaign.

All of these candidates will make the argument that those who follow these endorsers represent the heart of the party and they will vote in September.  That may be true, but those who are most involved in the process are also the ones who will make up their mind individually. The White Mountain National forest is the true winner in these endorsements as the trees are saved a very unworthy death.