The mysterious disappearing consultant

In celebrating Scott Newcomer's primary victory in a special Assembly election Tuesday, Jessica McBride outed Republican consultant R. J. Johnson as someone who was "pretty heavily involved" in Newcomer's race.

I noted that Johnson, who doesn't come cheaply, wasn't listed on any Newcomer campaign finance reports, and speculated about whether RJ was a volunteer.

Now that reference has disappeared from the McBride blog. The "Newcomer wins" entry is still there, but that sentence has been edited out. Just for the record, this is what it said on election night:

Paul's campaign strategist RJ Johnson was pretty heavily involved in Newcomer's race, so this is a good night for RJ too.

Turns out he's not only working for free, but is modest about it, too.