September 22, 2008
Winner Worked with Axelrod in Past
Q: Who's media company did Charles Winner's Winner/Wagner & Mandabach work with to produce videos to help their clients pass Detroit's Proposal "E" pushing for casinos?
A:
CLICK ME FOR HOPE'N'CHANGE!
Call it a hunch, but I wonder if they've worked on power company related campaigns in the past, too????
UPDATE: As I've mentioned before, the internet hasn't been working reliably for me today (of all days!). I actually had Ray email me his post since I couldn't see it on the web. I now have checked the source material, and I've got to say that maybe this was a false alarm. I don't see the Winner connection.
UPDATE: Oh, that David Axelrod. I did a key word search on the page, and I must have typed in in wrong because.....
We had hired the political consulting firm of Winner/Wagner & Mandabach based upon their specialization in ballot measures, win record, and reputation for telling clients the truth [ed note: bwahahahaaaaaa!!]. Early in the year, we asked the firm to develop an in-depth poll to help determine if the campaign could be won and, if so, to develop a winning campaign strategy for us....Hmmmmmmm. Again, the energy connection people. The energy connection.Despite these findings, Winner/Wagner & Mandabach partners Chuck Winner, Ethan Wagner, Paul Mandabach and Les Francis emerged from their in-house evaluation with a belief that Proposal E could be passed....
A major component of our strategy was to delay mounting a paid media effort until late in the campaign. This would avoid rousing the opposition into action and allow us time to secure the $5 to $10 million that our research indicated was needed to run a winning media campaign....
An ad featuring popular Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer was produced by the Mayor's media consultant, David Axelrod. It aired in the final days of the campaign, and asked Michigan voters to help Detroit reduce its dependence on state aid.
Did I say it was a hunch?
