Esther Kim Varet has a new campaign manager
His name is Kevin Sabellico. This was a wise (and necessary) move.
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.
Totally agree. Every time one of her ads pops up I pass it over before I vomit. However, his experience with Blakespeare impresses me. If it takes this Kim to turn the district Dem, I'll hold my nose and support her...Hopefully Lisa Ramirez will successfully rise to the top!
I’m still scratching my head as to why Joe Kerr won the last primary to try and flip this district and beat a school board candidate who was backed by the teacher’s union and he is not considered by everyone to be our best shot this time around. A public servant, union firefighter leader could get the necessary Republican and NPP votes an immigration attorney or millionaire art dealer might not get.