Famed (some might argue "infamous" is a better word, mostly in jest) Democratic Virginia political strategist Dave "Mudcat" Saunders took a bit of an extended break after the disastrous John Edwards for President campaign. In fact, accordingto Mudcat, that campaign was so traumatic, he "would have gotten over acute case of complete political cynicism a lot quicker if had just gone ahead and crawled under the bed, curled up in a fetal position, and sucked thumb." Mudcat also says that the ending of the Edwards campaign made him feel not only like heading to the "shrink's couch," but like he had "crusty vomit in hair." Mudcat, colorful and descriptive as always!
Anyway, now Mudcat is back, and as usual he's taking no prisoners, this time for "a washboard-playing, working-class populist Democrat named Barbara Garrity-Blake" in "the marshlands of coastal North Carolina." Oh, and he's taking no prisoners in those marshlands for a reason - to fight for the Marines, no less! Check it out, here, and join me in welcoming Mudcat back to the (political) battlefield!
Famed (some might argue “infamous” is a better word, mostly in jest) Democratic Virginia political strategist Dave “Mudcat” Saunders took a bit of an extended break after the disastrous John Edwards for President campaign. In fact, accordingto Mudcat, that campaign was so traumatic, he “would have gotten over [his] acute case of complete political cynicism a lot quicker if [he] had just gone ahead and crawled under the bed, curled up in a fetal position, and sucked [his] thumb.” Mudcat also says that the ending of the Edwards campaign made him feel not only like heading to the “shrink’s couch,” but like he had “crusty vomit in [his] hair.” Mudcat, colorful and descriptive as always!
Anyway, now Mudcat is back, and as usual he’s taking no prisoners, this time for “a washboard-playing, working-class populist Democrat named Barbara Garrity-Blake” in “the marshlands of coastal North Carolina.” Oh, and he’s taking no prisoners in those marshlands for a reason – to fight for the Marines, no less! Check it out, here, and join me in welcoming Mudcat back to the (political) battlefield!
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