Super Pac backing Democrat Martin O'Malley could have 150 staffers in Iowa.
A group supporting the former Maryland governor’s bid for the White House says it has hired 45 people to work for its campaign and are lining up another 100.
The group has already opened an office in Des Moines and is planning to open at least two more offices in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City on behalf of the underdog Democrat.
Boehmer told the Guardian that while they can not legally coordinate with the O’Malley campaign, they are not worried about duplicating efforts. He thought it wouldn’t be a problem “if we [contact] people two or three times and not just once.”. Boehmer maintained “we’re not doing robo calls, we’re going up and having conversations” which will not hassle or bother Iowa Democrats.
The question is how that interaction between the campaign and the Super Pac will work. O’Malley has already built a strong and well-respected campaign apparatus in Iowa and led by experienced operatives and there are major two parallel campaigns supporting the same candidate to work in tandem without legally being allowed to communicate. An O’Malley spokesperson said the campaign was not affiliated with the outside group and declined to comment further. . .
The Iowa caucuses are currently scheduled to be held on 1 February 2016.
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