Steve Schale, the Democratic campaign guru and former Obama campaign Florida director, is taking the helm for the political operations at the Florida Justice Association, the advocacy arm of the trial lawyers lobby.
As the association's new political director, Schale replaces Albert Balido who was demoted after the infamous race-baiting flier the trial lawyers used in the state Senate campaign against John Thrasher. "It's a different challenge for me," Schale said. "The association is trying to make some changes."
Schale cut a deal with the trial lawyers to retain his campaign consulting clients, including state Sen. Dan Gelber, D-Miami, who is running for Attorney General. Schale said it won't conflict with the association's work because the group is not taking a position in the race, where Gelber faces state Sen. Dave Aronberg.
He said he won't lobby for the group but will advise on the campaign world. He said he plans to implement some institutional controls to prohibit the embarrassment of the Thrasher ad. And for loyal followers, his contract allows him to keep his blog.
When is everyone going to figure out that Schale is a fraud. He's been helping Gelber on his fledgling AG race. I guess this shows how strong Gelbers campaign really is (or weak, I should say).
Now the trial lawyers want him to screw things up even worse for them. Great, Schale will be the downfall of Democrats...oh but I forgot, he helped get the party where it is today.
Posted by: Jeff Garcia | February 11, 2010 at 07:40 AM