Morristown, NJ
NJ GOP Chairman Bob Franks and his allies in Governor Kean’s camp initiate effort to force Roger Stone and Ailes partner, Greg Stevens, out of campaign. Meanwhile, Stone partner Paul Manafort is cited in HUD NJ housing scandal, placing Stone in an increasingly untenable situation. Stone is first to go.
Beyond the staff turmoil, a wave of bad press swamps campaign: poor campaign management and inability to shift message away from abortion issue.
Hensley, with no cover from original GOP primary campaign team who hired him, forced out a week later, and resigns. Was ambushed by media leaving campaign Morristown HQ carrying boxes to car on way back to DC — the last kick in the ass. Not fun — bad memory, but just the way it is.