Jesse Benton resigns as Mitch McConnell's campaign manager

[idiom]

 

[cindy25]

after a while he'll end up on Fox or MSNBC

 

[orenbus]

Unless Jesse Benton (from his statement today) is saying that the Washington Post is just making it up, it does sound like from their report that the federal investigation is now focusing on Ron Paul 2012 campaign staff in relation to payments made to Kent Sorenson.

One focus by federal prosecutors now appears to be on people involved in Paul’s 2012 operation.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...brought-kent-sorenson-guilty-plea-is-ongoing/

Edit: This story was posted (Thursday) one day before Benton's announcement that he was going to resign.
Edit2: Okay here is the piece in the article that must have prompted Benton to consider resigning:

Jesse Benton, a Republican strategist who is married to Paul’s granddaughter, served as chairman of Paul’s 2012 campaign. He is now running Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s reelection campaign and is expected to play a significant role in a 2016 presidential bid by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).

It is unclear if Benton knew about the payments made to Sorenson, but emails published last year by the TheIowaRepublican.com and OpenSecrets.org show that Benton wrote to a Sorenson associate in the fall of 2011, asking if the then-state senator would be “joining our team.”

Neither Benton nor the McConnell campaign returned requests for comment.

 

[extortion17]

,,,
Yeah, I hear there are openings on custodial staff of the Hart Senate Office Building.

a perfect job for an operative - keys to every office.

 

[amy31416]

Good. Now Rand can get even more serious about winning his campaign without that guy.

And hopefully without Collins. Jesus...birds of a feather.

 

[economics102]

Well, this is great news for everyone who was worried Benton would be involved in Rand Paul 2016 -- that seems decidely unlikely now.

 

[amy31416]

These fuckheads don't know a goddamned thing about principles...and they don't even know how to fake it. Fat fucking bastard jackasses.

 

[John F Kennedy III]

Very sad...I hope for the sake of Ron Paul's granddaughter he finds another career that will better suit him, like selling cars.

Or a lawyer.

 

[John F Kennedy III]

He was dead serious. It was a boast.

The only time da collins isn't boasting is when he's begging for money.

 

[orenbus]

Just saw Deb's post from the Sorenson plea thread the other day.

Neither Lori Pyeatt, Ron Paul’s granddaughter and the treasurer of his 2012 presidential campaign, nor Jesse Benton, who was Paul’s campaign manager (and is now manager of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s re-election campaign), had responded to requests for comment at the time this post was published.
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/201...s-guilty-to-accepting-money-to-back-ron-paul/

This is bad.

The downside here is, you know the media and the feds aren't just going to stop at Jesse Benton, some innocent people are going to get caught up in this.

 

[green73]

And hopefully without Collins. Jesus...birds of a feather.

Where is Collins when we need his shepherding most?

 

[amy31416]

Where is Collins when we need his shepherding most?

I hope he's in prison with his pal Jesse. Wishful thinking.

 

[orenbus]

Where is Collins when we need his shepherding most?

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[nobody's_hero]

Very sad...I hope for the sake of Ron Paul's granddaughter he finds another career that will better suit him, like selling cars.

For her sake, she probably shouldn't have married the guy in the first place.

 

[NewRightLibertarian]

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08-15-2014 01:01 AM

Probably lying low as his gravy train sinks. Poor little guy.

 

[Warlord]

Probably lying low as his gravy train sinks. Poor little guy.

I hope this is the end of him but some how I doubt it.

 

[cajuncocoa]

For old times' sake
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?389767-Tom-Woods-My-Memories-of-Jesse-Benton

 

[puppetmaster]

For her sake, she probably shouldn't have married the guy in the first place.

Just because she is related does not make her innocent nor intelligent. Cant just hire all your family and expect them all to be upstanding individuals

 

[PaleoPaul]

I hope he's in prison with his pal Jesse. Wishful thinking.

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08-15-2014 01:01 AM

He was on Facebook last night talking about some dumb TV show.

 

[pcosmar]

Some of us who Supported Ron Paul knew we smelled shit,, we just didn't know who was tracking it in.

Many called this long ago,, and were disparaged for questioning the staff. (it was likely more than one)

It is unfortunate.. but it is history. Ron is not running again.