Nevada State Treasurer Kate Marshall, the Democrat vying with Republican nominee Mark Amodei to win a special election in a Republican U.S. House district, decided to announce her support for Israel. Unfortunately for her, the statement ends with an explanation of the political benefit she expects to come from the annoncement.
Jon Ralston at Ralston’s Flash has the story and the press release. He sets it up like this:
At the end of the press release, Marshall’s campaign explains what they really – er, also? – think:
It’s funny – the analysis isn’t all that bad. You can imagine some staffer coming up with the idea to have Marshall make a play for some evangelical Christian support – Beck calls on “those who value freedom, honor, and faith” to join him in Israel – by declaring her support for Israel. So the staffer writes the press release, puts in the footnote, and sends it around to the rest of the campaign team to see what they think. Everyone approves! No one deleted the background note. Ouch.
Of course, every campaign does this – it’s the nature of a campaign. But it’s hard not to file this gaffe in the “slipped up and told the truth” folder.
