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Anti-Blagojevich mailer wins Pollie

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* The Strategy Group recently won a Bronze Pollie Award for this mailer for Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel’s 2020 campaign called “Blago’s Buddy.” We’ve talked about this Tom McCullagh guy a few times (but I missed this one), so I thought you’d like to see it…

Thoughts?

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, May 28, 21 @ 2:01 am

Comments

The Senate Republicans should have had a mailer ready with Cappel next to a young Blago, both on puppet strings being pulled by Pete Giangreco. He worked on Blago’s initial Governor’s race per ballotpedia, although for some reason it’s not on Strategy Group’s website….

Comment by Lake Effect Friday, May 28, 21 @ 3:04 am
The mailer left out Trump…what gives? Maybe a second mailer?

Comment by Hockey Mom Friday, May 28, 21 @ 6:01 am
Not sure why this won an award? It seems like a typical mail piece?

Comment by Frank talks Friday, May 28, 21 @ 8:08 am
Great text here if you enjoy cliches.

Comment by Collinsville Kevin Friday, May 28, 21 @ 8:19 am
I didn’t think this was that exceptional until I realized it was a 4 sided mail piece.

Comment by Commisar Gritty Friday, May 28, 21 @ 8:53 am
wow. kudos to strategy group. must have been hard to pull that one out. A Republican running in a dem district who courted Blago’s endorsement in the 2020 IL Trump bloodbath. Had Meg not paid that hefty retainer, who knows what could have happened.

Comment by dirksen Friday, May 28, 21 @ 8:58 am
It’s a good piece

Comment by Wowie Friday, May 28, 21 @ 10:12 am
The visuals are stunning, 1 slack jaw, 2 sparks flying, 3 blago, 4 women suffrage white

Comment by Rabid Friday, May 28, 21 @ 10:30 am
When I saw the tiny photos of the mailer on my phone I thought in the second photo Cappel was talking to someone who was wearing a tricorne hat and some sort of overcoat. My first thought was “wow Meg really supports ‘Merica!”

Comment by Moved East Friday, May 28, 21 @ 10:31 am
Is this the Pete Giangreco Strategy Group? If so, ironic his firm won an award for using Blago when he was also a Blagojevich campaign spokesperson for a time.

Comment by west wing Friday, May 28, 21 @ 10:38 am
well, the before was public, so it’s not like a lawyer who used something privileged from one client to help another client, but it is ironic.

Comment by Amalia Friday, May 28, 21 @ 11:09 am
Where’s Milan Petrovic? As Blago’s top fundraiser, Petrovic certainly knows the ins and outs of raising cash for campaigns.

Perhaps Petrovic can offer a few tips… like never take a picture with Blago.

Comment by Rudy’s teeth Friday, May 28, 21 @ 11:56 am

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