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I recall that discussion. :)

ps. Interesting Q from Lin Wood. (An attorney never asks a question when he doesn’t have the answer.)

More on Parlay ....

On January 6th, 2020 Kemp announced to Georgia citizens he had chosen Kelly Loeffler to be the next Senator. In a photo-op, Kemp invited women from the Republican Party. My push is to make Kelly acceptable to the Republican Party, statewide. No, Mr. Smith was not going to Washington and it was now time to sell Kelly to Georgians. The Republican Party says they have been losing suburban Atlanta Republican women and Kelly would bring them back to the Party. It was now time to sell Kelly as the most Pro-life, second amendment, pro-Trump conservative in Georgia. Just about an hour after the appointment the emails started going out. The same campaign consulting group that handled the Kemp campaign got the job to handle the “Kelly” campaign. Parlay Marketing Partners, LLC, Joel McElhannon and Ryan Mahoney were chosen. Kelly immediately put up 20 million dollars for her campaign and Parlay was more than ready to start creating their candidate and selling her to the people as “you know, I’m the pro-Trump, pro-life conservative, Kelly”. We need to know when they were hired. It must have taken a week to prep the rollout beginning just hours after Kemp announced Loeffler. Did Kemp complete the deal that day? Was there a deal? The Governor could clear this all up with transparency and a thorough investigation.

re. Parlay Marketing Partners, LLC, Joel McElhannon and Ryan Mahoney

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-new-class/ar-BB1aKdQc

In 2018 in Georgia, then-Secretary of State Brian Kemp narrowly defeated Stacey Abrams by 50.2% to 48.8% in what turned out to be a rare piece of good news for the GOP in a tough midterm cycle. Behind the victory was Joel McElhannon, whom one Georgia political reporter described as having “masterminded Kemp’s 2018 victory.”

McElhannon is not new to politics; Erick Erickson, the Georgia-based radio host and political commentator, described him in an email as having “been established in Georgia for some time.” But his chops there will now make him attractive to national campaigns. Of course, if Kemp should decide to run for president, presumably McElhannon, and his partner Ryan Mahoney — another major figure in Kempworld also considered to be among the very smartest operatives in Georgia — will be off-limits to other would-be contenders. That pairing on a Kemp presidential campaign, plus Kemp’s conservative bona fides but relative distance from Trump, could make the Georgia governor a strong contender in 2024 if he wins reelection in two years.

Another Georgia name who hasn’t quite made it to national politics yet is Brian Robinson, a former top aide to Gov. Nathan Deal. One Georgia political reporter said Robinson “understands messaging and Republican politics. And he’s poised to help the transition if Trump doesn’t win another term.” That quality will probably be in demand very shortly, and McElhannon, Mahoney, Robinson, and veteran Georgian GOP consultant Nick Ayers, who has worked for Vice President Mike Pence but maintains close relationships with a bunch of top-flight GOP names, both current and yesteryear, could make Georgia the hot recruiting ground for 2024 candidates.