Did you know the last time a GOP challenger beat an incumbent Dem State Senator, DuHaime was the campaign manager?
By Wally EdgeFrom Politico's Jonathan Martin:
Rudy Giuliani's campaign manager Mike DuHaime will be featured as Fox News Sunday's "Power Player of the Week," according to a source not named Mike DuHaime.
DuHaime, a son of the Garden State, returned to his Tri-State roots to run Rudy's race earlier this year after serving as political director of the RNC. Before that, he was the regional political director for the northeast for Bush-Cheney '04.
Known for his decidedly un-Jersey-like, easy-going demeanor, DuHaime is mature beyond his 30-some-odd years and will likely be a very good sport about the inevitable razzing that will come when hometown friends, college buddies and his campaign hack cronies get wind of his honor.
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Rudy's campaign has made some blunders. Let's not annoint him the next Karl Rove/James Carville just yet.
you've gott to be kidding
I hope you realize that DuHaime was the GOP Trenton "genius" who under Kryllos destroyed the state GOP and even managed to lose seats under McGreevey's watch. Krylos and DuHaime were the "modertes" who started the Party on the road to oblivion...sucking up to state employees, increasing spending, running scared... This is just silly propaganda to prop up someone with a wholly underserved reputation. If Rudy weren't Italian and from NY, he wouldn't be on the radar screen in NJ
Duhaime is amazing
If you've ever worked with Mike Duhaime, you would know he is a superstar. He ran Tony Bucco's campaign against Gordon McInnes, Bob Franks' primary campaign against Bill Gormley and the almost-successful general against Jon Corzine. His win record in NJ as a consultant was over 85%. He is sharp, and the problem for NJ Repubs is that talented people like Duhaime have left the state and all the NJ Rs have left is really crappy people like Tom Wilson who don't give a damm about winning. Six months ago, McCain was the front runner and people didn't think Rudy had a chance. Now McCain is in the crapper and Rudy is doing really well. You can't say Duhaime isn't part of that.
DuHaime in Trenton
Yes, it's true that Mike DuHaime was the republicans' executive director under Kyrillos. But I don't know where you're coming from when you talk about him destroying the state GOP..
When they were running the state committee, the Christie Whitmans and Don DiFrancescos were already long gone. Those days were over.
And if they had been sucking up to state employees and increasing spending, I would be impressed that they'd had the means, since Republicans weren't even in control at the time.
Mike DuHaime is the man!
I have known Mike since that memorable campaign when Tony Bucco (another great man) ran against Gordon MacInnis. He is very hard working, very outspoken and he is extremely intelligent. I heard about him being hired by Guiliani as his National Campaign Manager, and I am not at all surprised that Rudy is doing so well.
Any bad things people say against Mike is just a bunch of hogwash and shows how little that person knows about politics. Anyone who has met Mike would agree he is a great political strategist.