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National GOP political consultant Dick Morris, tapped by Republican Christy Mihos last year to guide his gubernatorial candidacy, has left the campaign, another sign of trouble for Mihos's bid for his party's nomination. Morris, whose hiring Mihos trumpeted to donors and activists, told the Globe that he has not worked for Mihos for two months. ``While I wish Christy well, I am not working on his campaign any longer and have not been since the end of the year,'' Morris said in an e-mail to the Globe. Mihos's campaign, which brought Morris to Massachusetts for events and featured his involvement prominently on its website, has made no mention of his departure. Mihos, who has largely used his personal funds to finance his candidacy, paid Morris $20,000 a month for four months last year, state campaign finance records show. Mihos acknowledged that Morris is no longer involved in his campaign, but said that he plans to hire him back. He said his focus in recent weeks has been to work on ge

Three major vendors for Christy Mihos's gubernatorial campaign have filed a joint complaint with state campaign finance officials against the Cape Cod businessman, saying he has failed to pay them for more than $43,500 worth of work involving website development, the production of TV commercials, and media consulting. The three told the Office of Campaign and Political Finance that Mihos has repeatedly rebuffed their requests that he compensate them for services they performed last fall to help launch his campaign for the Republican nomination. None of the bills appears on Mihos's disclosure reports, which his campaign manager, Joseph W. Manzoli, said Friday was an ``oversight'' and would be corrected. Manzoli did not respond to a request for further comment from either the campaign or Mihos. The largest bill - $34,000 - is from Rick Wilson, a New York-based GOP political media adviser, who worked with Mihos's $20,000-a-month national Republican consultant Dick Morris to produce ads an

Three major vendors for Christy Mihos's gubernatorial campaign have filed a joint complaint with state campaign finance officials against the Cape Cod businessman, saying he has failed to pay them for more than $43,500 worth of work involving website development, the production of TV commercials, and media consulting. The three told the Office of Campaign and Political Finance that Mihos has repeatedly rebuffed their requests that he compensate them for services they performed last fall to help launch his campaign for the Republican nomination. None of the bills appears on Mihos's disclosure reports, which his campaign manager, Joseph W. Manzoli, said Friday was an ``oversight'' and would be corrected. Manzoli did not respond to a request for further comment from either the campaign or Mihos. The largest bill - $34,000 - is from Rick Wilson, a New York-based GOP political media adviser, who worked with Mihos's $20,000-a-month national Republican consultant Dick Morris to produce ads an

Republican Christy Mihos's campaign for governor is in some disorder after it fell short of fund-raising goals, did not fulfill a promise to go up with television ads in October, and fired its director of communications as part of a staff shake-up. Kevin Sowyrda, who has been Mihos's spokesman and media director since the summer, said he was told yesterday that he has been terminated. Sowyrda said he has not heard directly from Mihos, but that he had heard he was fired from another consultant to the campaign, whom he would not identify. Sowyrda said the first hint came when his campaign cellphone shut down yesterday. ``This is classic Christy,'' Sowyrda said. ``Apparently, he has told people on the campaign that I resigned a month ago and have been working pro bono since then, which of course was news to me. However, we all love Christy dearly for this type of eccentricity, because that's what makes him the very special person that he is.'' Sowyrda's departure comes amid a broader staf

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Meet the newest Republican candidate for governor. His name is Christy Mihos. Yes, Mihos is back in the gubernatorial running. This after telling the Globe on Tuesday night that he was ``just about there'' in his decision to switch gears and run for Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat instead. His campaign team went out and registered the website christyforsenate.com. Mihos never got all the way there. Yesterday morning, a senior campaign aide, Joe Manzoli, wrote to a Republican blog, Red Mass Group, saying that Mihos was, in fact, ``committed to be the candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 2010 as we continue to fight for the citizens of this great state.'' Later yesterday, Mihos issued his own statement, saying he had decided that ``my focus and desire is to become governor of my home state. Massachusetts is where I can do the most to confront the abuse of power and the corruption that we face every day. This is where we must stop them before they tax again!'' Mihos said he had been

Meet the newest Republican candidate for governor. His name is Christy Mihos. Yes, Mihos is back in the gubernatorial running. This after telling the Globe on Tuesday night that he was ``just about there'' in his decision to switch gears and run for Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat instead. His campaign team went out and registered the website christyforsenate.com. Mihos never got all the way there. Yesterday morning, a senior campaign aide, Joe Manzoli, wrote to a Republican blog, Red Mass Group, saying that Mihos was, in fact, ``committed to be the candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 2010 as we continue to fight for the citizens of this great state.'' Later yesterday, Mihos issued his own statement, saying he had decided that ``my focus and desire is to become governor of my home state. Massachusetts is where I can do the most to confront the abuse of power and the corruption that we face every day. This is where we must stop them before they tax again!'' Mihos said he had been

Republican Christy Mihos said last night that he is on the verge of dropping his campaign for governor to run for the US Senate, adding to a frenzied day of political activity as the field of contenders for the seat of Edward M. Kennedy came into sharper focus. Amid the jockeying, a new name emerged from outside the sphere of politics: Alan Khazei, the 48-year-old cofounder of City Year, the nationwide community service program for young adults, said he was seriously considering jumping into the Democratic primary. Though Khazei lacks experience in elective office, he would have access to liberal donors, the ability to deploy an army of young campaign activists, and the possibility of claiming the Kennedy mantle of public service. Mihos, who made millions by selling a string of convenience stores, said he would announce his political plans as soon as today. If he shifts gears and runs for the Senate, the pivot would reshape the two highest-profile political campaigns in Massachusetts.

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