Voters are receiving recorded phone calls from DeeDee Jonrowe today, with the Willow Iditarod musher stumping for Binkley and, while not naming any names, seemingly making a reference to Palin.
DeeDee’s pitch goes something like this: Every dog driver knows that you need to do some qualifying races before you get in the big race. That, she says, is why she’s voting for Binkley.
Are TV or radio spots to follow? DeeDee’s a pretty big name and, like Palin, from the Valley, so you'd think they'd try and hammer this message.
Binkley’s camp said yesterday that Jonrowe would be part of their media this week, and that one thing they’d be talking about was Palin’s experience. Palin, meantime, has ad in today’s paper looking to derail the issue.
“Wally Hickel, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior and former Governor of Alaska, trusts the experience and leadership of Sarah Palin …
Important warning about e-mails purporting to be from the adn.com staff.
1 August 15, 2006 - 4:28pm | akpoliticalanimal
She's hardly Non-Partisan
Did DeeDee mention her dad is the former "Randy Ruedrich" of the Republican Party? He was the chair for several years. He's now on the Anchorage Assembly--Ken Stout. She's a partisan, not just a musher.
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August 15, 2006 - 5:09pm | thetrail
Fair enough ...
But she's not calling people and saying, "this is partisan musher DeeDee Jonrowe ..."
Casual voters know her from Taco Bell cups and countless Iditarod stories -- national and local -- so the question is whether she has an impact.
(By the way, her voter registration is Republican, and she's something of a super voter, casting ballots in both primary and general elections.)
-- Kyle
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August 16, 2006 - 8:16am | QueenBee
Impact
Mr. Trail, You make a valid point. I wonder if Dee Dee's calls will make an impact? You should do a poll here for us to see. I would love to see the results.
QB
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