Crain's:
A pair of media consultants that helped the Chicago Children’s Museum win City Council permission to move to Grant Park is being hired by a business group to lead its public efforts against a proposed state constitutional convention.On a side note I hope many of you enjoyed the fireworks after the Taste of Chicago. I'm going to make it to one, I hope next year. I heard a lot of fireworks on this part of town. I hope no one was shooting their rounds and I certainly hope people were popping off their firecrackers responsibly.
ASK Public Strategies, a firm headed by Obama campaign senior consultant David Axelrod, and the Chicago office of Hill & Knowlton will head a projected $2-million to $3-million media and advertising campaign planned by the Alliance to Protect the Illinois Constitution.
“We haven’t signed the contract, but they’re going to be the choice,” said Greg Baise, a principal in the alliance and the head of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Assn.
“They bring the ability to reach out to communities throughout the state,” Mr. Baise said. “We want to make sure people understand the potential problems with tinkering with a pretty good document.”
Mr. Axelrod is working full time on Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Another ASK partner, Eric Sedler, is expected to head the project. Mr. Sedler declined to comment.
I have mixed feelings on the con-con idea. What we have isn't perfect, but I'm not sure that a whatever they might come up with now would be an improvement.
ReplyDeleteBTW, there were plenty of fireworks in Beverly. No need for me to go anywhere for a show. I found plenty of smaller shows riding my bike around the 'hood.