The camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay has reportedly hired two high-profile American political strategists — the Mellman Group and Benenson Strategy Group — to boost their campaign strategies. It’s worth noting that the Benenson Strategy Group was involved in US President Barack Obama’s reelection bid in 2012.
ABS-CBN News wrote to Benenson and Mellman, but got no reply. They said Binay’s camp also declined to comment on the US strategists involvement in his campaign.
“For his part, Ramon Casiple — executive director of the Institute for Political and Electoral Reform — revealed that he is aware that both Binay and Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas have foreign campaign consultantsm,” reports Christian V. Esguerra on ABS-CBNnews.com.
Casiple pointed out that Sen. Grace Poe and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte also had foreign consultants. However, their consultants were reportedly “not in the league” of Roxas’ and Binay’s.
