Republican political consultant Sal Russo is infamous in California political circles for “losing campaigns while lining his pockets,” as one columnist put it. Supply-side economist Arthur Laffer even successfully sued Russo for his alleged mismanagement of a 1996 ballot initiative for which Laffer had hired Russo to campaign. (Under the breach-of-contract judgement against him, Russo was ordered to pay a fine and return about $200,000 he had allegedly bilked from contributors.
Some observers also blame Russo for Republican Bill Simon’s loss to incumbent Governor Gray Davis in 2000. The Simon campaign used photos of Davis accepting a campaign check, purportedly in the Governor’s Office. It was later proven, however, that the location was not the Governor’s Office.
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