Biden hires over a dozen senior advisors from Obama administration for 2020 campaign: Sources

[highplainsdem]

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/19/biden-hires-senior-advisors-from-obama-admin-for-2020-campaign.html

Former Vice President Joe Biden and his team have hired over a dozen senior advisors from President Barack Obama’s administration for his upcoming 2020 campaign for president, CNBC has learned.

Many of these people didn’t work within Biden’s office throughout Obama’s tenure as president, but they have extensive campaign experience ranging from political consulting to communications, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

Since their time in the Obama White House, some of these aides have gone on to work on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and later helped Democrats retake the U.S. House of Representatives during the 2018 congressional midterm elections, these people said.

Numerous former Obama White House advisors who have been brought on to work with Biden’s team, have yet to hear where the campaign will be headquartered. But they expect it will be either in Delaware or Pennsylvania. Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and as a Senator, represented the First State for over three decades.

Those who described the recent hirings declined to be named in this story because they did not want to get ahead of the upcoming announcement.

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[patricia92243]

1. Not know where the campaign is to headquartered - you've got to be kidding!

And he is making an announcement next week.

[WeekiWater]

6. It didn't say Biden or his current advisers didn't know.

It said this group doesn’t know. One of the things I like the most is how controlled he has kept things over the last two or so months. He has greatly benefitted from it.

[Cha]

7. Mahalo for that, Weeki.. and I appreciate

that, too, about Biden's people and Biden.

[highplainsdem]

10. There are valid reasons to consider both Delaware & Pennsylvania, but most news stories

since last month have said the headquarters will probably be in Philadelphia.

[R B Garr]

11. That's not what the article said.

[Cha]

2. Excellent start.. Mahalo,

highplains!

[cwydro]

4. I agree.

So far I think he’s handling this just right.

[Cha]

5. A Lot of valuable

experience. It can be priceless.

[Cha]

3. later helped Democrats retake the U.S. House of Representatives during the 2018 midterms..

Since their time in the Obama White House, some of these aides have gone on to work on Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and later helped Democrats retake the U.S. House of Representatives during the 2018 congressional midterm elections, these people said.

[BlueFlorida]

8. Of course .. that is where the talent it

and Joe will always get the best people.

He has no reason the scrape the bottom of the barrel for Jill Stein supporters!

[Indygram]

9. Looks like he took his time so he could get all of his ducks in a row

Good for him, I'm glad he's getting in!

[R B Garr]

12. Biden has deep connections in our party. He is an

involved and deeply committed asset.

Great news!

[Peacetrain]

13. Just found out this AM

we were on vaca... and such a good thing to come home to..

[Scurrilous]

14. K&R

[Baclava]

15. So, Bernie has his "Centrist" to rail against now, when they attack him

The Bern's gonna be shaking his finger for a whole year again, lol

[Cha]

16. I thought he already was..

Link to tweet

https://www.democraticunderground.com/128774817#post20