Mandy Grunwald to Join Clinton Team

[Purveyor]

Mandy Grunwald, an adviser to the Clintons for over two decades and a top strategist to Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, is expected to serve as a senior adviser for communications to Hillary Rodham Clinton’s all-but-certain presidential bid.

Ms. Grunwald will advise Mrs. Clinton on strategy and make some of the television ads along with Jim Margolis, whose firm, GMMB, is expected to take the lead on producing and buying the commercials. The pollster Joel Benenson is another senior adviser poised to work for Mrs. Clinton on her second White House run.

Ms. Grunwald, an original member of Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign team who also worked on Mrs. Clinton’s 2008 White House bid, represents a nod to continuity after a stream of recent stories about Mrs. Clinton’s plans to hire advisers close to her one-time rival for the White House, President Obama. Mrs. Clinton’s camp has put out word that she will look to Mr. Margolis, Mr. Benenson, Robby Mook, John D. Podesta and Jennifer Palmieri — each of whom has worked or now works for Mr. Obama — to build her campaign. (Some of them, it should be noted, also have ties to the Clintons.)

The move to bring Ms. Grunwald onto the nascent campaign also underscores how unlikely it is that Ms. Warren will run for president. Ms. Grunwald produced Ms. Warren’s TV ads in her 2012 Senate campaign, and the two remain close; Ms. Grunwald hosted a book party last year to celebrate the release of Ms. Warren’s autobiography.

The decision to tap Ms. Grunwald, as well as Ms. Palmieri as communications director, could also address questions about gender diversity in Mrs. Clinton’s still-developing campaign team. Mrs. Clinton has a number of women in her inner circle, including Cheryl Mills and Huma Abedin, but grumbles have been growing louder in recent weeks from some female Democratic operatives about the number of men who appear bound to take senior roles on Mrs. Clinton’s likely campaign.

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http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/02/05/mandy-grunwald-to-join-clinton-team/?_r=0

[Sunlei]

1. Very early build of an excellent campaign team. Even if in the end Mrs. Clinton doesn't run,

this team can transition to support another D-team without much trouble at all.

[libdem4life]

2. Perhaps it secures a prominent spot for Warren in a Clinton Administration...as it should...if she's

nominated and wins.

[brooklynite]

4. How many Warren supporters would want her to "sell out" to President Clinton?

[libdem4life]

5. Uh, sell out? Guess she shouldn't be considered for Secretary of Treasury.

She already SIGNED a document saying she supported Hillary. And, in spite of all the temptations and supporters, she hasn't shown the inclination to run for President.

If she wins, then she can send Hillary back to Secretary of State. Both would do a fine job.

[brooklynite]

6. Any Cabinet position would broadly implement the President's policies.

And a broad swath of the "Warren 2016" boosters seem to hate every policy Clinton stands for. I can't see them ever being comfortable with implementing Clinton's financial policies.

[libdem4life]

7. Yes I know, I know. But Cabinet Officials have a great deal of latitude in running their departments

Once the election is over, frankly, it won't matter what anyone thinks now. I'm guessing those "feelers" are already out there.

Warren cannot run because she would need the filthy lucre of corporations to raise one billion dollars. Anyway, she is accomplishing a feat heretofore unaccomplished ...investigating and fining these same folk and causing some measure of mayhem. Yes, Secretary of Treasury would not only elevate her stature, but allow her to finish the job she started.

[blkmusclmachine]

3. Clinton/Cuomo 2016