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'''Herbert Weston Scott Howell III''' |
'''Herbert Weston Scott Howell III''' is an American conservative political consultant, whose recent clients include [[Meg Whitman]]<ref>[http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/whitmans-big-win-76-vote "Whitman's big win came at a price: $76 per vote" CaliforniaWatch (June 10, 2010)]</ref> and [[Rudy Giuliani]]<ref>"The Buzz: Giuliani hires team behind ‘Harold, call me’ ads," "Kansas City Star," August 24, 2007 http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation/story/246784.html</ref>. According to [[Newsweek]], he is a pupil of the methods of political strategist [[Karl Rove]].<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14974832/site/newsweek/page/2/38536411 "In Rove's Footsteps, They Learned From The Master," "Newsweek," October 2, 2006]</ref> |
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==Personal== |
==Personal== |
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* [[Norm Coleman]] of [[Minnesota]] <ref name="Cillizza">Cris Cillizza, "Insider Interview," Washington Post, February 13, 2006 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2006/02/insider_interview_scott_howell.html</ref> |
* [[Norm Coleman]] of [[Minnesota]] <ref name="Cillizza">Cris Cillizza, "Insider Interview," Washington Post, February 13, 2006 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2006/02/insider_interview_scott_howell.html</ref> |
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Recent or current clients (2010) include: |
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* [[Meg Whitman]], gubernatorial candidate in California; Jerry Moran, candidate for US Senate in Kansas; Linda McMahon, candidate for US Senate in Connecticut. US Senator Jim DeMint; US Senator John Thune. |
* [[Meg Whitman]], gubernatorial candidate in California; [[Jerry Moran]], candidate for US Senate in Kansas; [[Linda McMahon]], candidate for US Senate in Connecticut. US Senator [[Jim DeMint]]; US Senator [[John Thune]]. |
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==Controversies== |
==Controversies== |
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Revision as of 01:45, 24 August 2010
Herbert Weston Scott Howell III is an American conservative political consultant, whose recent clients include Meg Whitman[1] and Rudy Giuliani[2]. According to Newsweek, he is a pupil of the methods of political strategist Karl Rove.[3]
Personal
Married in 1994 to Julie L. Feaster). They reside in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and have two children.
Career
He has run successful United States Senate campaigns for Republicans such as:
- John Thune of South Dakota, who defeated incumbent Senator Minority Leader Tom Daschle
- Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, who defeated incumbent Senator Max Cleland
- Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, who defeated Brad Carson
- Bob Corker of Tennessee, who defeated Harold Ford, Jr. [4]
Failed clients have included:
- former Virginia Senator George Allen, defeated in 2006 by Jim Webb
- Jerry Kilgore, defeated in 2005 by Tim Kaine in Virginia governor's race
- Rudy Giuliani who withdrew from the 2008 presidential primary season.
- Norm Coleman of Minnesota [5]
Recent or current clients (2010) include:
- Meg Whitman, gubernatorial candidate in California; Jerry Moran, candidate for US Senate in Kansas; Linda McMahon, candidate for US Senate in Connecticut. US Senator Jim DeMint; US Senator John Thune.
Controversies
Opponents compared to Osama Bin Laden
His early positive political advertisements, in which the candidates' children often appeared, gave way to his later aggressive campaigns, media ads based on opposition research, in which opponents have been compared to Osama Bin Laden.[4][6]
2006 Tennessee Senate Race
In October 2006, Howell was revealed as the producer, with Terry Nelson, of the "Harold, Call Me" attack ad used against democratic Tennessee Senatorial candidate Rep. Harold Ford Jr. in which a white woman said that she had met Ford at a Playboy party. The ad concludes with the woman speaking to the camera and saying to Ford "Call me."[7]
Coverage of the controversy characterized Howell as a "protegé" of Karl Rove.[8]
References
- ^ "Whitman's big win came at a price: $76 per vote" CaliforniaWatch (June 10, 2010)
- ^ "The Buzz: Giuliani hires team behind ‘Harold, call me’ ads," "Kansas City Star," August 24, 2007 http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation/story/246784.html
- ^ "In Rove's Footsteps, They Learned From The Master," "Newsweek," October 2, 2006
- ^ a b Grant Perry, "Rudy - Call Me," Yahoo News - opinion column, August 25, 2007 http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20070825/cm_huffpost/061795
- ^ Cris Cillizza, "Insider Interview," Washington Post, February 13, 2006 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2006/02/insider_interview_scott_howell.html
- ^ Max Blumenthal, "Hitler in Virginia," "The Nation" online ed., October 26, 2005 http://www.thenation.com/doc/20051107/blumenthal
- ^ CBS News/AP, "Rove Protegé Behind Racy Tennessee Ad," October 26, 2006.
- ^ David Miller, "Pure Horserace: Rove's Mixed Legacy: Bush's Political Guru Rewrote The Electoral Playbook, But Couldn't Implement Policies," CBS News August 13, 2007 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/13/politics/purehorserace/main3162644.shtml