From Modern Patriot Chronicles: Selling Republicans to the American electorate in 2006 was akin to booking Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown for the New York Philharmonic. Let's just be gratuitous and say it didn't go so well. Before Election Day in 2006, Republicans controlled both houses of Congress. After the election,Republicans lost both the House and the Senate to Democratic Party control. For Wilson Research Strategies (WRS), while Oklahoma wasn't as fruitful in 2006, 54 of the 72 WRS clients were successful in the 2006 election cycle. That's 75% for those who are counting. I'm not all that surprised. This last election cycle, I spent a little time with WRS Founder-CEO Chris Wilson and had the opportunity to meet some of the amazing people on his staff. Wilson, who is very talented, has also surrounded himself with some very talented individuals. However, and let me be very clear. While I admire the organization that Wilson has put together, I don't always admire WRS clients. While I supported WRS client Mick Cornett for the U.S. House 5th District seat, I could not bring myself to support Oklahoma County DA Wes Lane who was also a WRS client. I'm not suggesting that WRS clients be blindly supported. I'm just making the observation that WRS is really topnotch firm with topnotch people. Now back to the WRS 2006 election recap. Read more... Posted at 1/30/2007 10:09:00 AM