Turmoil: Consultant Bolts Srinivasan Campaign. Jamestown Associates Fires Candidate.

That didn’t take long. On September 20th, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Prasad Srinivasan announced his campaign had hired well-regarded Republican consulting firm Jamestown Associates. By October 26th, the New Jersey campaign gurus were gone. It was not a pleasant parting. The September announcement was gone from Srinivasan’s campaign website by Saturday morning.

Daily Ructions understands that Jamestown pros discovered quickly that the Glastonbury legislator and his warbling wife are not easy clients. While it may be easy to raise $250,000 from doctors by promising to raise Medicaid reimbursement rates, it’s harder to part with the dough when the nominating convention is more than six months away.

Here’s Srinivasan’s September statement on hiring Jamestown Associates:

Jamestown Associates is a national, full service, political consulting firm with a track record of success. Jamestown worked for the successful gubernatorial campaigns of Charlie Baker (R-MA), Chris Sununu (R-NH), Matt Bevin (R-KY), and Chris Christie (R-NJ). Jamestown was also the lead ad agency for Donald Trump’s general election. Governor Matt Bevin’s former campaign manager and Jamestown Associates Executive Vice President, Ben Hartman, will serve as General Consultant for Dr. Srinivasan’s campaign.

“I’m proud to have Jamestown Associates on my team,” said Dr. Srinivasan. “We have a simple message to deliver to the people of Connecticut. Our state is hurting. Years of bad economic policies and one-party government has left us facing many serious challenges. But with the right leadership, we can revive Connecticut and bring back prosperity. Jamestown Associates and the rest of my team will help me deliver that message all across our state.”