Ranking the GOP U.S. Senate campaign managers

Earlier today Jim Bender announced he hired Scott Brown’s campaign manager to run his campaign (whoever she is.) In my opinion, Bender badly needed some kind of professional for what has been a very amateur-ish campaign for a very serious candidate. While he will get his press hit I think we can draw two conclusions.

1. All campaigns have solid professionals.

2. Bender was in last place — hell he wasn’t even getting put on polls — and his new campaign manager gives him a level of credibility, but it is not game changing news.

So Red Hampshire community, let’s rank the managers in a highly unscientific manner.

I think it goes like this:

1. Paul Collins/ Binnie for Senate. Paul is the number one Republican behind the scenes guy in the state (if we aren’t including Dave Carney on this list since he is national.)

2. (tie) Will Wrobleski/ Lamontagne for Senate and Brooks Kochvar/ Ayotte for Senate. Both of these campaign managers give their candidates exactly what they need. Wrobleski is ready for the top job, hates Ayotte with a passion that is needed, and has great personal relationships with the grassroots folks that Lamontagne has to have or he should just get out of the race. Kochvar had a rocky start with folks here when he began, but he is growing on folks. The truth is that stuff doesn’t matter for Ayotte. She needs an NRSC/DC connected guy to help her play on the big stage. He is that guy.

3. Beth Lindstrom/Bender for Senate. If you have a long shot U.S. Senate campaign then it helps the narrative that you hired Scott Brown’s former campaign manager. Hopefully someone can buy her a New Hampshire Roladex and a map. She’ll need it.

That’s just my, probably faulty, opinion. Does anyone else have a different order?