Gardens’ candidate Peragine: I did not approve anti-Obama message

Something fishy going on in the Palm Beach Gardens' city council race. Is this representative of the creeping influence of partisan politics at the municipal level? If so, it shouldn't be. Or, is it someone who refused to take direction from the candidate? Or did the candidate actually know that the mailing was going out in the first place? Lots to sift through here. Click title for link to article.

Strategist Pedicini, listed in state records as an officer of Constituent Services LLC of Jensen Beach, confirmed Peragine’s account in two terse emails sent Wednesday in response to “Post” questions.
“Mr. Peragine rejected a mailer I designed citing the number of residents registered as Democrats who currently support him,” the strategist wrote. “He told me he believes partisan politics has no place in the Gardens.”
Pressed on whether he had taken it upon himself to mail out the flier, or whether it was a dirty trick by someone, Pedicini replied only: “As I have previously stated, Mister Peragine did not authorize the mailing of the piece in question. Per his request, I am looking into this situation and have been in contact with the postal service.”
Pedicini is unabashedly anti-Obama, at least judging from his Twitter account. A recent Tweet he posted calls Obama “the weakest Prez in modern age.” Another says “USA was safer w/ Carter as Pres.”