2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumJennifer Granholm Leaves Clinton PAC "Priorities USA" to Join David Brock's "Correct the Record"....
GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI--Politico
In yet another shakeup in Hillary Clintons orbit, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has resigned from her leadership position at the pro-Clinton advertising super PAC Priorities USA Action and joined a sometime-rival group: Correct the Record.
The move, announced in a series of tweets Friday afternoon, allows Granholm, a polished communicator who briefly hosted her own television show, to work more closely with Clintons campaign as a surrogate. And it potentially could pave the way for her to join the Clinton campaign or perhaps take a leadership post at the Democratic National Committee if Clinton wins her partys nomination.
Thats because Correct the Record in June registered as a new type of political committee that can work with campaigns and party committees directly on research and messaging but not big-money advertising. Priorities USA, on the other hand, is a super PAC that can raise unlimited sums for ads supporting Clinton or attacking her rivals, but is barred from coordinating advertising strategy directly with the campaign.
While the two groups fill complementary roles in the pro-Clinton big-money world, there is a tumultuous history between them.
Correct the Record founder David Brock, the conservative hitman-turned-Clinton enforcer, earlier this year abruptly resigned from the board of Priorities USA, accusing its officials of planting an orchestrated political hit job against other pro-Clinton groups run by Brock, American Bridge and Media Matters.
Brock later rejoined the board of Priorities USA, and the group recently formed a joint fundraising committee with Correct the Record.
Brock announced Granholms new position on Twitter Friday afternoon, writing, Thrilled to welcome @JenGranholm to @CorrectRecord as a senior advisor and surrogate. Welcome aboard Governor!
Granholm, who had been co-chair of Priorities USA, cast the move as one that reinforces the symbiosis of the two groups, tweeting her thanks to Brock and Priorities USAs chief strategist Guy Cecil.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/jennifer-granholm-resigns-from-pro-clinton-super-pac-121366.html#ixzz3ioZhzsxs
HappyPlace
(568 posts)I very much love Jen Granholm except for her support of the current leading candidate.
Does this give us hope?
KoKo
(84,711 posts)As a Bernie supporter its interesting to see what Hillary does with her campaign strategy. I guess some here might think odd I'd post this because of my Bernie support... but that's the reason. Gotta know what the competition is doing...especially when they have so much money.
riversedge
(70,242 posts)Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)"David Brock, the conservative hitman-turned-Clinton enforcer..."
I have followed Brock from the 90s and never saw him as anyone's "enforcer".
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)for the Clinton campaign after this,probably next year.
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)Judging by how this campaign is being run, Team Hillary will never hand the Presidency, the future of America & it's citizens as well as the Holy Grail, the Supreme Court, over to the GOP.
It will never happen.
riversedge
(70,242 posts)Jennifer Granholm @JenGranholm 4h4 hours ago
Jennifer Granholm retweeted Real Time
Looking forward to appearing on #realtime tonight. Tune in!
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)will be in her administration.Granholm was my governor and she was great!.But alas,she's a Canadian and can't ever run for President.