Word: grandmaison
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...Biden, Gephardt and Dukakis do emerge as the summer favorites, the honor may be risky. "The lights go up a little earlier on all these guys," warns a Biden adviser. "Some might not be ready for the scrutiny." Joseph Grandmaison, Democratic chairman in New Hampshire, quips, "If I were a candidate, you'd find me lighting a candle in the local church, praying that no one puts 'front runner' before my name...
...least initially, the fact that New Hampshire is right next door vaults Dukakis ahead of other Democratic dark horses. Recent polls there show Dukakis running a strong second to Front Runner Gary Hart. But much of Dukakis' early support is linked to high name recognition, and Joseph Grandmaison, a veteran New Hampshire party organizer, says voters there may view Dukakis more as an admired neighbor than as a would-be President. Even if Dukakis does well in the Granite State, he will be dismissed as a regional favorite son unless he then holds his own in the Southern primaries...
Last week Glenn's political director, Joe Grandmaison, was fired. Replacing him was veteran Political Strategist Robert Keefe. He was given the new and somewhat nebulous title of senior adviser for political affairs. Though Keefe actually broke the news to Grandmaison, behind the shake-up was William White, Glenn's campaign manager, who described the personnel change as merely a "midcourse correction...
Perhaps. But at odds with his colleagues, Grandmaison, a volatile New Hampshire-bred politician, had failed to construct an overall national organization even close to that of Glenn's main competitor, Walter Mondale. A lack of focus pervaded the campaign effort virtually from the moment Glenn announced for the presidency in April, according to Grandmaison's critics, who certainly included White. In fact, White began putting together a reshuffled team long before Grandmaison was actually sacked. He hired a political consultant, Geoffrey Hockman, his former Ohio State roommate, to undertake a three-week study of the campaign...
...part, Grandmaison blamed his ouster on his colleagues' preference for the electronic media at the expense of an essential, if costly, grass-roots organization. Says he: "A lot of it had to do with my inability to persuade Bill White to make the necessary investment to build a field campaign." The two men began feuding in earnest last month, when White decided to close the California staff office and cut back funds in Wisconsin...