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July 31, 2010

Candidate Fail

Phony "independent" Eliot Cutler takes second billing to Food Network star.

There were plenty of questions about her story and a handful about Cutler's positions on the environment, education and the economy.

But most of those who forked out $50 -- or $250 to attend a private reception with the two -- have, to put it charitably, clearly not begun to focus on the gubernatorial campaign.

"I'm a huge fan of hers and I don't know anything about Eliot Cutler, to be honest," said Jeremy Young of Freeport, clutching a "Barefoot Contessa" cookbook for Garten to sign. "Definitely, if it had not been for her, we would not have turned out for this."

Linda Knight of South Portland said she, too, was there more to hear Garten and get her signature on a cookbook than to consider policy options. But she promised to pay attention to Cutler to determine "if I spent my money wisely."

I'm no political consultant, but with only a few months before the election, I would think a serious candidate would schedule events where he and his policies were the draw. It looks like most of the people who attended this event were more interested in the celebrity than the candidate.

That seems...less than a win.

Posted by slublog at July 31, 2010 09:05 PM

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It's downright disingenuous to suggest that Cutler did not talk about policy issues. He did at length.

You left that very obvious component out of your poorly researched (or, worse, overtly biased) entry. Here is mention of Cutler's policy comments from the PPH story you link to:

"Cutler did use the opportunity to pitch some of his policy ideas, including a couple linked to Garten's expertise. He said that Mainers buy only 4 percent of their food from local sources and if that figure was increased to 10 percent, it would produce thousands of jobs and put millions of dollars in Maine farmers' pockets.

He also said lower-cost electricity would allow more farmers to use and heat greenhouses, with more fruits and vegetables produced locally year-round."

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