IL-16: National Review Makes Note of Catalina Lauf Challenge of Adam Kinzinger

When a politician sets out to topple the king, it should not be surprising if one of the king’s knights challenges him to a joust.

In modern terms, that is what is happening with Catalina Lauf’s announcement of a Republican primary contest with Donald Trump hater (except when he wanted to be appointed Secretary of Defense) Congressman Adam Kinzinger.

Instead of wooden lances, the weapons in the 21st Century are media forays.

Candidates throw aerial bombs.

One of the latest by Catalina Lauf appeared in the National Review.

The title pretty much tells it all:

Former Trump Aide to Run Primary Challenge against Kinzinger

Referencing the weapons of this century, “Lauf said her 42-year-old opponent is a’weak-kneed, establishment Republican” who “cares more about his next MSNBC appearance than the voters who elected him.’”

In her first run in the 14th District GOP primary, Lauf had plenty of free media, but nothing to speak of as far as paid advertisements went.

Back to medieval times. the knights were followed by men with pikes and shields.

Today’s counterpart are party campaign workers and volunteers going door-to-door, making phone calls, etc.

Lauf did not have enough volunteers or paid folks on the ground to win in 2020.

Against Kinzinger she might.

If Scott Pressler used his volunteer recruitment skills on Lauf’s behalf, she would probably have a significant ground crew.

To counter such volunteer effort, Kinzinger would be reduced to the use of postmen and women to serve as precinct workers.

He certainly does not seem to have many Republican Precinct Committeemen (oops, now they are called Committeepersons).

When a candidate does not have significant dedicated volunteers, direct mail is pretty much all that is left.


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IL-16: National Review Makes Note of Catalina Lauf Challenge of Adam Kinzinger — 6 Comments

  1. I wasn’t aware we had kings in this country.

    I don’t recall that in the Constitution.

    And I don’t think the founding fathers would appreciate a regression to such thinking.

  2. Is this Kinzinger/Lauf feud because one of them stole the other’s boyfriend?

  3. The less I read or hear about either of them—– the better.

  4. Do you think anybody will enter the race who is further to the left of Kinzinger?

    I know a lot of Democrats hate Kinzinger because he has a fairly conservative voting record even though they’ll mark for him when he trashes Trump on TV.

    Everybody is challenging Kinzinger from the right.

    Doesn’t that give him a lock on everybody left to center-right?

    More candidates enter and they are all splitting the people who are to the right of Kinzinger, but is there anybody who can take votes from Kinzinger who is more moderate or left wing than him? Is there anybody who could take votes away from Kinzinger?

    Will there be….???

  5. Correcting, remains to be seen.

    Think more candidates will emerge when district lines begin to take place, especially if primary pushed back.

    BTW, Kinzinger turned 43 on Saturday, National Review.

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