January 24, 2007
Kerry's Out: Who's Freed Up?
Sen. John Kerry's decision frees up some talented Democratic operatives and fundraisers for 2008.
They include:
Michael Whouley, the party's pre-eminent field organizer. Some aides to Sen. Hillary Clinton hope that Whouley plays a role in her Iowa field effort, but Whouley is said to want to sit the primary out.
Nick Clemons, currently the exec. dir of the New Hampshire Dem Party, and formerly the NH field director for Kerry.
Mike Gehrke, currently the exec. dir of the Senate Majority Project. He's an oppo research whiz.
John Giesser, who helped run the DNC for Kerry during the general election campaign.
Ed Reilly, Kerry's senior adviser and pollster.
Jenny Backus, a Kerry adviser who's helping NBC organize the SC debates.
Jay Dunn, Kerry's chief fundraiser. He'll help Kerry set up an '08 campaign. It's unclear whether he'll play in a presidential campaign, but he's a protege of Clinton ally Terry McAuliffe.
Also becoming free agents: some of the party's top donors, including Wade Randlett and Mark Gorenberg in California and Boston Capital CEO John Manning. [MARC AMBINDER]
Posted at 12:52 PM
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