Morris worked as a strategist for Christy Mihos , who sought the Republican nomination to run for Governor of Massachusetts in against incumbent Deval Patrick overseeing strategy, polling, and advertising. With four weeks to the national elections, an editorial in one of the leading dailies called into question the legalities of Morris' consulting work from the perspective of his presence in and lack of legal ability to work in Kenya "pro bono" or "through the back door". Privately, several of Clinton's aides were furious that in his resignation statement Morris credited himself with helping the President "come back from being buried in a landslide" and that Morris ended by comparing himself to Robert Kennedy. Two weeks out, he doubled his margin to 30 points.