will travel anywhere to get the total
them with their needs whenever I
job done. "
can. And the networks sometimes
By sticking to one party,
hire us on the spot to do extra elec-
Grossman gets to know the candi-
trical work. Things can get pretty
dates better personally, and he has
hectic at a press conference."
developed a good relationship with
the all-important Secret Service. "I
avid and Tracy Grossman
always 'mike' the candidates myself
met in 1993 through a per-
for sound because they like to have
sonal ad in the Jewish
that done by people they know," says
News, where she is current-
Grossman. "And the Secret Service
ly an advertising proofreader, and have
feels more comfortable when a per-
been married for almost five years.
son with a familiar face has his hands
They live in West Bloomfield and have
on the candidate."
a daughter, Sari, almost 3.
Grossman admits that everything
"When we began dating, we dis-
doesn't always run smoothly. "When
cussed the issues, and I told David I'm
President Bush held a town-hall
pro-choice in regard to abortion," says
meeting in Southfield during his
Tracy. "He agreed with me. If he had-
1988 campaign, one of our light
n't, I would have stopped dating him
bulbs popped and the noise scared
right then.
the heck out of everybody," he says.
"We try not to discuss politics at
"One of his aides ran over to me and
home, but sometimes we just can't
said, 'Please tell me that won't hap-
avoid it. I get more heated about the
pen again.' It never did."
issues than David does; he's more laid
Then there was the incident when
back. Of course, we cancel out each
Elizabeth Dole, campaigning for her
other's vote at every election.
husband's disastrous presidential
"I try to think of David with his
attempt in 1996, gave her famous
wonderful and loving qualities as a
walk-around speech using a lavalier
husband, father and businessman —
microphone at the GOP National
not as a Republican."
Convention before a TV audience of
Says David: "In this business, I have
30-40 million people.
to attend a lot of Republican fund-rais-
"The mike went dead and I had to
ers and other events. Tracy just stays
make a split-second decision as to
away. I know how she feels, so I don't
what to do," Grossman reflects.
press the issue."
"Should we try to fix it quickly or do
And adds Tracy: "I've told David
something else. I handed her a wire- • there will be no political fund-raisers
less mike and she just kept on talk-
in our home. He can go to a restau-
ing as if nothing had happened. She's
rant. He still thinks he can bring me
a very sharp person, very friendly
around with a trip to Tapper's."
and sincere."
He also ranks Barbara Bush (the
rossman's business qualities
former president's wife) and Laura
probably will ring up about
Bush (George W's wife) in that cate-
$100,000 in revenues for
gory, but Hillary Clinton was "alto-
Pegasus in Philadelphia
gether different."
before the start of the GOP
He had to deal with her one time
Convention, he calculates.
during her husband's 1992 cam-
He and several employees arrived in
paign. "She was one tough cookie,
the city a week in advance to do pro-
always [giving] orders [to] everyone,
duction work for pre-convention
and interfering with all of the
appearances by George W; his parents,
arrangements instead of letting the
the former president and first lady-, and
staff do it," he says.
his brother Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida.
Pegasus also sets up lighting, "ris-
Other companies handle the actual
ers" (platforms) and "mult" boxes
convention week work for the GOP.
(boxes with many audio outlets) for
Grossman isn't bothered by word
the news media, and Grossman has
from the TV networks that they are
become friendly with many national
reducing their convention coverage this
correspondents who travel with the
year because they regard the proceed-
candidates. He's especially impressed
ings as boring. "That's up to them," he
with Andrea Mitchell (Fed Chairman
said, "but I don't think politics is ever
Alan Greenspan's wife), who used to
boring, especially in my business.
cover the White House but now han-
I think they'll give full coverage to
dles the State Department for NBC.
some of the Philadelphia events lead-
He adds, "There are certain media
ing up to the start of the convention
people, like her, who strike me as
itself and that's, of course, where we're
being very professional, so I help
involved."

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