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  • Specter’s spokeswoman has ‘some hard work ahead’

    A Politico report on Congressional spokespeople facing particularly challenging times puts Senator Arlen Specter’s press secretary, Kate Kelly, at the top of that list.

    “Not only did she have to switch from Republican to Democratic messaging, she’s also tasked with helping Specter get reelected while he’s at odds with some constituents over his new party’s health care proposal,” Politico writes.

    No other Pennsylvania pols or their official PR spinmeisters make the list.

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    September 30, 2009 at 10:49 am | Comments (0)

  • THE PRESS ROOM: For the Specter campaign, loads of media but no spokesperson

    An occasional series of articles exploring how political campaigns are playing out in the media.

    Senator Arlen Specter’s reelection campaign is arguably the most high-profile race in the country, followed by reporters and bloggers from coast-to-coast.

    But despite millions of dollars in the bank, the campaign still hasn’t hired someone to handle all those pesky journalists. That sometimes means a deluge of media requests to be handled by campaign manager Christopher Nicholas. And it can…

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    May 13, 2009 at 12:32 pm | Comments (1)

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