Joel Brennan: Sara Rodriguez Fails to Take Responsibility or Answer Many Serious, Mounting Questions
“If Sara Rodriguez can’t answer questions about her campaign, what answers does she have for people who are hurting in Wisconsin?”
MILWAUKEE, WI — Democratic candidate for Governor Joel Brennan released the following statement following Sara Rodriguez’s press conference about her campaign:
“Sara Rodriguez failed to answer many serious and mounting questions about her campaign's mismanagement and, more importantly, failed to take responsibility for what unfolded on her campaign. Wisconsinites deserve competence and transparency, as well as a strong Democrat who can win in November. Otherwise, we will lose to Tom Tiffany, risk Democratic majorities in the legislature and give up any shot at lowering costs, expanding health care and standing up to Trump. If Sara Rodriguez can’t answer basic questions about her campaign, what answers does she have for people who are hurting in Wisconsin?”
Earlier today, Brennan released a series of critical questions the Lieutenant Governor needed to answer, but she failed to fully address those at her press conference.
1. When were you first aware of the malfeasance and misreporting that appears to have taken place for months? Your January report was filed hours after the deadline, amended twice, and already showed duplicate donor listings. Did anyone flag these problems back then, and if so, why did it take six months to act?
2. Who in your organization had a role in approving the use of campaign dollars that could be associated with this, and what checks and balances did you have in place?
3. Your campaign publicly reported a $1 million media buy. Did your campaign not have the funds to pay for that at the time of the announcement? Do you now?
4. What do you say to supporters who you asked to invest in and help your campaign, asking them for resources that have now been squandered? Will you be able to refund donors who request their money back?
5. How is this not disqualifying?
