The bad thing about having a credible challenger is that the other Party figures it out if you are too successful. The good news is that money doesn’t organize and if you don’t have an ground plan and mail strategy in place by now, you’ll be doing a lot of improvising without a good hand on how to use your resources best.
Several have complained that Crane is out of touch and tries to stand on decades-old achievements.
Herman said the Bean campaign is seeing some Republican support. A few Republican committeemen have contributed to the campaign, Herman said, although their donations are less than the $200 reporting threshold.
“A fourth of our volunteers [say they are] Republicans,” Herman said.