I read the exchanges between the parties and I noted this reply from the Ryan campaign:

“Perhaps you are unaware of the fact that the Ryan for Congress campaign has been inundated with an event called the Fancy Farm Picnic for the past two weeks which is considered a do-or-die event in Western Kentucky politics and can make or break a campaign if every detail is not carefully planned. With your threatening tone over the past three messages and voice mails, it is safe to assume that your offer was not the best for our campaign anyway. Yes, please assume that this was not a good fit and we will attempt to find other accommodations for the convention. Your lack of understanding of grassroots campaign politics and Western Kentucky issues is evidence that we should accept the offer from the Kentucky native instead.”

I have to assume that the voice messages (which are conveniently unavailable) did have a threatening tone. Money up front always guarantees that a deal has in fact been struck. Take all offers and whoever sends the money first gets it!

If I were running for an office I'm sure I would be hard pressed to find the time in my schedule for every event. I'm sure I'd pick the events that would most help my efforts. There are many details to consider in situations such as these. The biggest detail I can immediately point out is the fact the Heather Ryan has still been unable to raise enough money to run television ads. And I can tell you with relative certainty that choosing between spending less to send 1 person vs. her arriving with her entire family was an easy choice.

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