Last Minute Attack on Rob Curnock
Posted By: Kristofer Cowles on Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:02 PM
Below is the complete text of the press release from the Curnock campaign regarding the claims of an individual seeking back pay from Curnock’s 2008 congressional campaign.
I publish press releases in their entirety as a means of getting to you the full, unedited copy. Since I do not have space or editorial limitations other media have, I think you should have as much information as the media is provided.
My thought on this is that it’s just a final hour hit job. If this had been an issue, the timing could have been less conspicuous.
First, if you are owed money, you don’t walk away and just forget about checking up on your client for over a year. To that end, this gentleman should have been asking for his money a long time ago as he would have known Rob was running if he was keeping tabs on an unpaid balance of such significance, instead of claiming that he just recently found out about the campaign.
Second, never make a campaign employment deal without a contract or letter of intent. And make sure it is signed.
Third, never work for a political campaign unless you get paid in advance. Campaigns must pay their advertising schedules in advance, and all of their vendors expect cash on delivery, and usually a significant amount up front. That’s because campaigns notoriously have zero money at the end (why have something left when you should be advertising?). There’s no such thing as Net 30 in political campaigns.
But what do I know. I was only a campaign manager for a congressional campaign.
Here’s the press release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 24, 2010
Rob Curnock Issues Statement on Former Campaign Worker
Rob Curnock, Republican candidate for Congress in District 17, today issued the following statement concerning a letter received from a former campaign worker:
“Our campaign has received a letter from a former campaign worker, from our 2008 campaign, demanding payment of money and threatening to approach the media during early voting in the primary election. The claim for payment of money is completely without merit. We were very diligent in paying every expense from our 2008 campaign, including several unexpected charges that came in after the election. I personally paid those, which is why we have a reported debt of approximately $10,000, to me.
“This is the first we’ve heard of this demand for money. The timing of this claim, and the suggestion that paying these unwarranted amounts can resolve things ‘quickly and quietly,’ sure seems like extortion, so we have turned all information on this issue over to the proper authorities.
“It is clear the intent is to capitalize monetarily by threatening to damage our 2010 campaign and distract voters from the real substantive issues before us. I am committed to finishing the job in 2010 and representing the common-sense conservative values of Central Texans as a member of Congress. We remain focused on reducing taxes to help spur job growth, limiting the power and scope of the federal government, and restoring our key Constitutional liberties.”
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Colin Witt
Communications Director
Rob Curnock for Congress
ecampaign@robcurnockforcongress.com
