patrickt
01-24-2014, 09:12 PM
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Friday, Obama provided the answer: David Simas, a longtime aide who returned to the White House after running polling and focus groups for the re-election campaign, was named director of a new Office of Political Strategy and Outreach.
The re-establishment of an internal political operation marks a significant shift for the White House, and the latest step in a 2014 West Wing reorientation that’s aimed at quickly making up for years of lost time, both on Capitol Hill and around the country.
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/white-house-office-of-political-strategy-outreach-102582.html#ixzz2rN8nZff1
The article isn't clear, it is Politico, but I hope this isn't a taxpayer funded activity since it's apparently a partisan political office.
Friday, Obama provided the answer: David Simas, a longtime aide who returned to the White House after running polling and focus groups for the re-election campaign, was named director of a new Office of Political Strategy and Outreach.
The re-establishment of an internal political operation marks a significant shift for the White House, and the latest step in a 2014 West Wing reorientation that’s aimed at quickly making up for years of lost time, both on Capitol Hill and around the country.
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/white-house-office-of-political-strategy-outreach-102582.html#ixzz2rN8nZff1
The article isn't clear, it is Politico, but I hope this isn't a taxpayer funded activity since it's apparently a partisan political office.