A couple things about Bill Hobbs' TNGOP departure

I was somewhat surprised to read this a.m. (here) that Bill Hobbs had been shown the (front) door at TNGOP. That being said . . .

--the phrase, "a communications director is ineffective if his/her name is a part of the story" is hackneyed. In the age of the search engine, the weblog and the never-ending campaign the identity of ANY effective, much less "controversial" communications director will almost definitely be part of "the story."
--it is a stretch to declare that Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker are representative of the average Republican voter; thus, it is foolish to state that any Communications Director not to their liking is out of touch or not representative of the average Republican voter.
--I agree with commenter "Terry" over at AAACK's place: "The grassroots recognizes and truly appreciates all the hard work and effort of Bill Hobbs. When a man does a job because he believes in it instead of what he can get out of it, it always shows."

See also,
Bill Hobbs’ Red-Meat Style a Factor in Losing State GOP Job | Politics Beat Blog | Memphis Flyer

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