While we are certainly not in the business of plugging fundraisers, this email* from the Scott Wilk campaign got my attention, to say the least.
It terms of raw political capital, it's safe to that Smyth is only second to Buck McKeon in the SCV. With McKeon's wife in the race, Smyth's support in the race to fill his expiring Assembly seat is just about the biggest prize up for grabs in this campaign.
There's no mention of an endorsement here or elsewhere, and even if he did, Smyth has endorsed opposing candidates before. But to my recollection, lending his name and time for a fundraiser in a heavily contested primary is a first for Cameron. I don't know much about his history with Wilk, but for what it's worth Smyth's would-be Senate campaigngave $250 to Wilk's COC race last year, the only donation it made during the last filing period.
I really expected Smyth to keep an arm's distance from this race. Consider that Wilk is running against not only the wife of a very powerful Congressman, but alsoSmyth's very own local field representative. We'll just have to see how this plays out.
Look who's coming to dinner: Wilk's eyebrow-raising fundraiser
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It terms of raw political capital, it's safe to that Smyth is only second to Buck McKeon in the SCV. With McKeon's wife in the race, Smyth's support in the race to fill his expiring Assembly seat is just about the biggest prize up for grabs in this campaign.
There's no mention of an endorsement here or elsewhere, and even if he did, Smyth has endorsed opposing candidates before. But to my recollection, lending his name and time for a fundraiser in a heavily contested primary is a first for Cameron. I don't know much about his history with Wilk, but for what it's worth Smyth's would-be Senate campaigngave $250 to Wilk's COC race last year, the only donation it made during the last filing period.
I really expected Smyth to keep an arm's distance from this race. Consider that Wilk is running against not only the wife of a very powerful Congressman, but alsoSmyth's very own local field representative. We'll just have to see how this plays out.