Sinkfield “Steamrolls” to Georgia Runoff Win
MCG congratulates Georganna Sinkfield on her overwhelming 24-point win in the Democratic runoff for Georgia Secretary of State. Even more impressive was her 39-point swing over her vote in the primary.
Sinkfield has been fighting for Georgians for nearly 30 years, and her track record of trusted, experienced, dedicated leadership won her 62%-38% victory on Tuesday. She now faces newly-appointed GOP Secretary of State Brian Kemp in November.
MCG Senior Vice President Dylan Sumner and Account Executive Ben King led the team that continued the firm’s winning ways in Georgia. Dylan’s strategic mail plans helped take a House seat from the Republicans in 2008, elect Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed in 2009, and earn overwhelming primary victories for Senator Vincent Fort and Representative Rashad Taylor earlier this year.
Read more about Georganna Sinkfield’s runoff win.
Bernero Wins in Michigan
MCG congratulates Virg Bernero, the United Auto Workers union, and working men and women across Michigan. MCG is proud to have been a part of the UAW communication team that helped Virg Benero win a decisive come-from-behind 59%-41% victory in Michigan’s gubernatorial primary.
Bernero is a straight-talking leader who holds politicians, the media and corporations accountable. New UAW President Bob King deserves a tremendous amount of credit for believing in Bernero and making his victory possible.
Learn more about the race in the Detroit Free Press, or read an endorsement here.
MCG Gives Back: Dispatches from New Mexico
Members of the MCG family give back to their communities and country in many ways. Vice President of Operations Linda Patterson is on a mission in the Navajo Nation in New Mexico, refitting homes and helping residents.
Linda’s been sending us dispatches about the work she’s doing, the people she’s met, and the places she’s been:
Monday was all about radient heat (a very efficient way of heating a home in New Mexico), a great conversation at lunch with Frank, a Navajo man who shared about the cultural differences of Navajo and Anglos, and a visit to the Shiprock, an inactive volcano that is part of the spiritual and visual center of this portion of the Navajo reservation.
MCG 3 for 3 in Georgia
MCG congratulates Georganna Sinkfield, Vincent Fort and Rashad Taylor on their impressive wins Tuesday night in Georgia’s Democratic primaries.
Senator Fort won a commanding 68% of the vote against a well-financed rival for the Democratic nod in Georgia’s 39th Senate District. Since no Republican has qualified to run against him, this “battle-tested Democrat who’s challenged the status quo” will continue to fight for the people of East Point and Atlanta.
Representative Rashad Taylor took 56% of the vote to defeat his primary opponent who had once held the 55th House District seat in urban Atlanta. Taylor also has no GOP opposition in the fall.
Representative Georganna Sinkfield beat three other candidates in a hard-fought campaign to qualify for the Democratic runoff election for Secretary of State on August 10th.
MCG Senior Vice President Dylan Sumner and Account Executive Ben King led the team that added to the firm’s record of success in Georgia. Dylan’s strategic mail plans helped take a House seat from the Republicans in 2008, and helped to elect Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed in 2009.
MCG Gives Back: Dispatches from New Mexico
Every member of the MCG team got involved in politics to make a difference in our communities and help to build a better future for our country.
Vice President of Operations Linda Patterson is on a mission in the Navajo Nation, refitting homes and helping residents. The reservation, located in northwestern New Mexico, is the largest in America, and its 200,000 people struggle with high rates of poverty and unemployment.
Linda’s sending us dispatches while she’s there, and we’ll keep posting them over the next few days.
Here’s the first, from July 19th:
Yesterday met the folks who will benefit from our work Monday and Tuesday. The Navajo people I met today had lived their whole lives on this reservation. We will be working on a home for a man and his family whose grandfather was a Code Talker in World War II.
Sewell Wins Big In Alabama
MCG congratulates Terri Sewell on her convincing victory in the hard-fought runoff for the Democratic nomination in Alabama’s 7th District. MCG was proud to be part of Terri’s campaign team.
Terri earned 55% of the vote in the runoff and now moves on to the General Election. In what is an overwhelmingly Democratic district, Terri is poised for victory. If elected, she would become Alabama’s first African-American Congresswoman.
Terri never stopped talking about creating good jobs and moving Alabama forward. She’ll continue to work hard over the next four months to talk to voters about her pro-jobs platform.
MCG Senior Vice President Alan Moore led the team that crafted an effective direct mail strategy.
Read more about Terri Sewell’s win in the Tuscaloosa News.
Elliott Takes Nomination in Arkansas
MCG congratulates Joyce Elliott on her victory to secure the Democratic nomination to represent Arkansas’s 2nd Congressional District.
Elliott capped her hard-fought primary and runoff campaigns against Arkansas House Speaker Robbie Wills with a commanding 53% win in Tuesday’s Democratic runoff.
She will now face Tim Griffin, Karl Rove’s “right-hand man,” in the race to succeed retiring Representative Vic Snyder.
Elliott has devoted her life to public service, first as a schoolteacher for 31 years and now as the Democratic Majority Leader in the Arkansas Senate. Her focus on creating good jobs and making Arkansas’s pre-K education programs the best in the nation made her one of the “Top Ten Arkansas Legislators” more than once.
MCG Partner Jim Crounse and Senior Vice President Alan Moore led the team that designed and executed high-quality direct mail in the five-month primary and runoff campaigns.
Read more about Joyce Elliott’s win in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Sheheen Garners Democratic Nod in South Carolina
MCG congratulates State Senator Vincent Sheheen on clinching the Democratic nomination for governor in South Carolina in a landslide victory on Tuesday night.
Vincent earned 58% of the vote on Election Day, marking a 41-point increase from polling conducted in March, which showed him trailing by double digits. As a result of breaking 50%, Vincent bypasses a runoff election and moves directly to the general election in November.
Vincent’s positive messaging of bringing good-paying jobs to South Carolina and improving the state’s public education system resonated with voters, moving both undecideds and supporters of his opponents into the Sheheen column.
MCG Senior Vice President Dylan Sumner and Account Executive Ben King are proud members of Team Sheheen and are preparing for a very competitive general election – and a great opportunity for the first Democrat to be elected to the governorship since 1998.
Read more about Vincent’s victory on The State.
Josephs Wins Primary in Pennsylvania
MCG congratulates State Representative Babette Josephs for her impressive Democratic primary win in Pennsylvania.
State Representative Babette Josephs handily won the party’s nomination for the Commonwealth’s 182nd District with 61% of the vote. Josephs, one of the highest-ranking women in the Pennsylvania House, will continue to defend the people and the Democratic values of Center City and parts of South Philadelphia.
MCG Partner Kevin Mack and Account Executive Jessica Evangelista are proud to be a part of Representative Josephs’s winning campaign. Read about her win in the Philadelphia Daily News.
Critz Wins!
MCG congratulates Mark Critz on his victory in the fierce two-month special election to represent Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, the seat formerly held by Congressman Jack Murtha. MCG was proud to be part of the Critz Team along with Campaign Manager Mike Mikus, media consultants Steve Murphy and Mark Putnam, pollsters Jef Pollack and Joe Hickerson and the entire DCCC Team led by Jon Vogel and Joe Shafer.
Congressman-elect Critz earned 54% of the vote in this blue-collar district that polls and pundits ranked as a toss-up race.
Mark Critz never stopped focusing on local job creation. Mark’s passion for the district and localized message was more powerful than Republicans attempt to nationalize the election.
The Critz victory is a huge win for the DCCC and the Democratic Party. Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District is the only district in the country that voted for John Kerry in 2004, but John McCain in 2008. The victory marks the 6th consecutive congressional special election win for Democrats.
MCG Partner Kevin Mack and Vice President LeAnna Dinardo led the strategic team and created the hard-hitting direct mail for Congressman-elect Critz. With Vice President Shanon Henry, their team executed an aggressive direct mail effort for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, as well as member communications for the AFL-CIO, AFSCME and the Alliance for Retired Americans.
Read about Mark Critz’s win in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – and see why the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat endorsed Mark here.
