Jesse Kelly, the failed Republican candidate who pretended to care about Southern Arizona and then got out of here as fast as he could after losing two races for Congress, wasn’t just an arrogant jerk when it came to dealing with the local media.
He was also pretty bad with the national guys, if this tidbit from Stuart Rothenberg is any indication:
Least Favorite Candidate Interviews of 2012
OK, so not every candidate interview is a good one. Maryland Democrat Rob Garagiola, Florida Republican Connie Mack and Arizona Republican Jesse Kelly interviewed far worse than any other candidates this cycle, so they share this award.Garagiola, who I believe is still my state senator, came off as arrogant and smug. Those two words also describe outgoing Congressman Mack, who seemed to have a chip on his shoulder even before we shook hands. And Kelly was the least cooperative candidate I’ve ever met, refusing even to reflect on why he had lost his previous congressional race.
Kelly, who swore he never wanted to be a politician and couldn’t wait to get back to running the family construction business once he had defeated the nation’s libs, is now hard at work using his snake-oil-salesman charm to convince people to pour money into Citizens United.
This article appears in Dec 20-26, 2012.
Oye’! Kelly’s like the Phantom of the Opera…he may be out of the spotlight, but he’s continues to spew his vitriole wilst lurking in the shadows of his own stage. Nope. I like the Phantom better. At least he knew a good opera when he heard it…
After many, many years of observation and voting right on schedule (including this congressional district), I think the shallow hypocrisy of Jesse Kelly, supported by out-of-state right-wing money, is the worst I have ever seen. Kelly set the bar as low as it could go. To think he could have won Gabbie Gifford’s is disgusting; he came way closer than he should. Thank God he is gone. Stay away forever.
he gives scumbags a bad name.
Citizens United is Karl Roves baby, That must make Jesse Kelly his son.