Oakes for Senate may want to reconsider Whitnum envy

Matthew Oakes is one of a handful of Democrats running for U.S. Senate and starving to be taken as seriously by the media and their own party as the three major contenders, U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, ex-Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz and state Rep. William Tong.

Lee Whitnum is another.

Today Whitnum got some attention from Dennis House, host of Face the State, our Hearst newspapers, The Hartford Courant, and CT News Junkie, just to name a few prominent members of the media.

I’m no highly paid, well-connected campaign consultant. But I think I’m safe saying when the head of your party – in this case Governor Dannel Malloy – files a civil protective order against you, that ain’t going to further your political aspirations.

For the Oakes campaign, though, apparently any attention is better than squat.

From the campaign’s Facebook page/Twitter account:

“Who knew we only had to sue the Gov or something like My Left Nutmeg which no one has heard of till today for the media to take notice.”

Brian Lockhart