Esther Kim Varet has a new campaign manager

His name is Kevin Sabellico. This was a wise (and necessary) move.

Kevin Sabellico has arrived.

So, in the midst of America collapsing into a puddle of vomit, spit and Keebler Elf sweat beads, I received an e-mail from a man named Kevin Sabellico, who is Esther Kim Varet’s new campaign manager.

He said he wanted to introduce himself and chat. And, in the moment, I turned him down. Politely.

Just being honest: I’m pretty exhausted by Esther and her CA-40 run, which brings to mind 17 1/2 amphetamine-fueled blind ferrets riding a two-seated unicycle around a fog-cloaked roller coaster track (with all the signs written in Xhosa). Put different: The highs, the lows, the exclamations, the exasperation, the bragging, the condescension, the arrogance, the tone-deaf exuding of, You people don’t seem to realize how lucky you are to have me …

It’s just … I dunno. Unserious. And not only do I no longer really wanna deal, but I’ve started to believe Lisa Ramirez (even with less dough, even not living within CA-40 boundaries) is the preferred candidate in what we can all agree is a longshot race for Democrats. I definitely think she’d be better at the job.

But then, bored a few hours ago, I Googled Kevin Sabellico. And while I don’t envy his task at hand, I do think Esther made a wise hire with this one. A former candidate for San Dieguito School Board, Kevin is one of those SoCal politic whiz kids (he graduated UC Santa Barbara a mere five years ago) who surely knows a million people, understands the locality of this type of election and strikes a humble, even-tempered tone.

Bro also comes with some legit campaign experience …

So maybe this is what Esther needs. Someone politically wise who understands how to run a campaign and manage a candidate.

And, most important, how to chill TF out.

PS: This move, I believe, hurt Esther more than she realizes.