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salinsky

(1,065 posts)
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 02:44 PM Jun 2016

Clinton sends DWS to the bench - Brandon Davis in ...

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(CNN) — Hillary Clinton's campaign is taking the reins of the Democratic National Committee, installing a new top official on Thursday to oversee the party's day-to-day operations through the general election.

Brandon Davis, national political director for the Service Employees International Union, will become the general election chief of staff for the Democratic Party. His selection formalizes the coordination of the Clinton campaign and the committee, a stark contrast to Donald Trump who is currently at odds with his party.

Robby Mook, the Clinton campaign manager, arrived Thursday morning at Democratic headquarters on Capitol Hill to introduce Davis to the party's staff.

"We have a lot of work to do over the next five months to make sure that Donald Trump does not become president," Mook said as he introduced Davis, according to a person in the room. "With so much at stake in this election, we could not ask for a better partner in that mission than the team here."

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Wasserman Schultz welcomed Mook and Davis to party headquarters on Thursday morning. While she will remain in her position as the party's chairwoman, at least through the convention next month in Philadelphia, her role diminishes with the Clinton campaign's takeover of the committee.


http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/16/politics/hillary-clinton-campaign-dnc/index.html
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Clinton sends DWS to the bench - Brandon Davis in ... (Original Post) salinsky Jun 2016 OP
The nominee always takes control of the DNC for the GE hack89 Jun 2016 #1
Onto bigger & better opportunities, I'm sure. She'll be I just fine nt nc4bo Jun 2016 #2

hack89

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1. The nominee always takes control of the DNC for the GE
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 02:54 PM
Jun 2016

Howard Dean stepped aside for Obama's campaign in 2008. DWS will remain chairperson but will focus only on fundraising (and her own campaign).

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