Mike Haridopolos’ campaign strategy has been looking more and more like it’s being run by the Titanic’s navigation team. After what happened yesterday, it’s getting closer to the Hindenburg-crashing-into-Titanic level of disaster.
Haridopolos made an appearance on conservative talk radio host Ray Junior’s program, and ran into a pile of trouble when he was asked about Paul Ryan’s budget plan. Haridopolos repeatedly refused to answer the question, over and over, making Junior extremely frustrated, to the point where he kicked Haridopolos off the show.
Here’s the video of how it all went down:
After repeated efforts to get a straight answer out of Haridopolos, the exasperated host finally said “get rid of him.” Will voters do the same if Haridopolos keeps it up?
UPDATE: Here’s some more articles about Haridopolos’ talk radio disaster:
POLITICO | David Catanese | Host hangs up on Haridopolos
Huffington Post | Mike Haridopolos Kicked Off Radio Show For Refusing To Say How He’d Vote On Paul Ryan’s Budget (VIDEO)
Post on Politics | Senate prez booted off conservative talk show
Orlando Sentinel | Central Florida Political Pulse | Haridopolos gets hung up on by Ray Junior Show
Orlando Sentinel | Orlando Opinionators | Mike Haridopolos implodes
Wall Street Journal | Radio Host Hangs Up On Mike Haridopolos After He Ducks Questions On Ryan Plan
UPDATE #2: The damage control efforts have begun. Good luck with that. Note that even in the text of a press release that was presumably written and vetted by his communications staff, he still isn’t giving a direct answer.
The Shark Tank | Haridopolos Goes on the Record with Support of Ryan Plan
Orlando Sentinel | Central Florida Political Pulse | So Senator H., tell us what you really think
[Cross-posted at Sunshine State Sarah and The Minority Report]