Blow to Libs in Gippsland

May 12, 2008, 9:31pm,  251 views

The Liberal Party’s campaign in Gippsland took a hit today when state campaign manager Susan Chandler resigned over sending an offensive email.

Ms Chandler described Melbourne Ports candidate candidate Adam Held as a “greedy f**ng Jew”‘ after he asked for more campaign material during last year’s federal election.

Sacked staffer John Osborn, implicated in the “Ted Baillieu Must Go” web site, in turn released the embarrassing email by Chandler.

Andrew Landeryou posted Osborne’s revealing statement and later hinted there might be more to come as the Victorian Liberals look set to implode.

Osborn says “… Ms Chandler’s involvement as an investigator has tainted the process irrevocably and her involvement in the Federal by-election campaign for Gippsland is a concern.”

As state campaign manager I guess she was overseeing the operation.

None of this publicity can be doing Rohan Fitzgerald’s fortunes any good at all. Darren Chester is firming as favorite in my book.