A reader who is a Brooklyn Heights resident who lives in Democratic Sen. Marty Connor's district (25th SD) called to report receiving a curious survey phone call yesterday asking his opinion of three Democrats: Connor; housing developer Ken Diamondstone, who ran an unsuccessful primary challenge to Connor last fall; and Dan Squadron, a former aide to Sen. Chuck Schumer who is perhaps best known for co-authoring Schumer's recent book, "Positively American, Winning Back the Middle-Class Majority One Class At A Time."
The reader said it quickly became clear that the focus of the call was Squadron, who now works for KnickerbockerSKD. (He was hired in May after firm co-founder Micha Lasher departed to work for Rep. Jerry Nadler and contemplate his own potential run for office - probably for the seat of Council member Gale Brewer, who is term-limited out in 2009).
Squadron has never held elected office, but he has worked for both Schumer and another Schumerite, Rep. Anthony Weiner (he ran the field operation for Weiner's 2005 mayoral campaign) - points that were made during the call, according to my source, who said he was asked whether he would be more or less likely to support Squadron if he knew these details.
Neither the Senate Democrats nor the state Democratic Party paid for the call, sources said.
Interesting...
