Mike Spence

Republican congressional candidate Dean AndalAs he starts up his run against Democratic U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney in what is expected to be one of the most-watched races in the country, Republican Dean Andal is maintaining a skeleton campaign operation with an eye toward conserving funds for the fall.

"What do you want a campaign manager to do?" said Andal adviser Richard Temple when asked why the campaign had not yet acquired a manager. "Running around and doing silly press releases and blast faxes doesn't win elections."

"This thing is not that complicated," Temple added. "It's raising money and talking to voters."