Ever since Scott Brown’s historic come from behind upset of Massachusetts Democrat Martha Coakley, the Shawmut Group of political consultants have been one of the hottest commodities in the business. They are the group that helped Scott formulate the message that obviously resonated with the voters in the Bay State.
Now word comes that the Shawmut Group is working with John Loughlin who is campaigning in Rhode Island to replace retiring Democrat Patrick Kennedy. They have been instrumental in honing in on several hot button Rhode Island issues, including the long overdue switch in policy toward accused unlawful combatants from “molly coddlle and lawyer up” to,” press them hard for intelligence and then clamp them in leg irons on the flight down to Gitmo.”
Mr. Loughlin is also campaigning on the need to get the economy back on track in a state that suffers from high unemployment.
The Shawmut Group is also working on Rick Lazio’s Gubernatorial campaign in New York as well as several other New England contests.
It is fascinating to see a team built up in response to what has been happening in America for the last 14 months. A huge opportunity lies before the GOP and it is evident that the Shawmut Group and others recognize the opportunity. It remains a mystery how Obama and Co. could have had their finger on America’s political pulse well enough to get elected and then be struck completely tone deaf within 60 days of the Inauguration.
The political consultancy groups are doing what this administration will not or cannot do…..listen to the voter’s concerns and respond with policies that will make their lives safer and more prosperous. Obama’s top down approach is not working and poll after poll confirms this. On the flip side of the arrogant, we-know-what’s-best-for- you- poor-schlubs, is the approach that the Shawmut Group is taking. Stay close to the voters, know what’s on their minds and give them a voice in Washington that expresses how they feel about what’s going on in their lives and what they want to see from government. They deserve that and they haven’t been getting that these past 14 months.
Hopefully the upcoming mid term elections will see a marked change from the hard left politics of the tax, borrow and spend crowd to a let’s put America back to work crowd.
~~John Cronin~~
Tags: Gitmo, John Loughlin, MA., Martha Coakley, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, RI., Rick Lazio, Sen. Scott Brown, The Shawmut Group