Insiders are telling me that the Mannix investigation brought to light by NW Republican may be bigger than anyone thought. As in, big enough that not only might Mannix be destroyed by the negativity, but the Oregon Republican Party as a whole could suffer. We are talking major, major issues here - and remember that Kevin was state GOP chair for a few years, so any dirt on him could easily be smeared over the entire party.
We won't know for sure until the story hits, probably in the Sunday paper.
But if my sources are correct, Mannix needs to drop out of the race before Sunday and diffuse this whole situation, before he blows our chances of dethroning the most vulnerable democrat incumbent Governor in the nation. Moreover, if it is as bad as I am hearing, Mannix may bring down Republicans in other important regional races. We don't want the whole Party to suffer just so Kevin can go on raising cash to pay off his campaign debts...
Since when has Mannix thought about anyone but himself? I agree he should drop out but the chance that egotistical 3-time loser will drop up is about the same chance the DemocRats will stop comparing Bush to Hitler.
Posted by: Andy | Thursday, 06 April 2006 at 01:12 PM