Obama bringing campaign pollster into White House for second term
President Barack Obama is bringing his campaign pollster into White House, according to an official, part of a broader migration of political staff into government as he gears up to sell his second term agenda to the American people.
The pollster, David Simas, served as Director of Opinion Research for Obama’s re-election, running the campaign’s extensive focus group and polling operation, which aides later revealed was generations ahead of what Mitt Romney’s campaign was capable of. According to a White House official, his new title will be Assistant to the President and Deputy Senior Advisor for Communications and Strategy.
White Houses have traditionally worked closely with pollsters, but typically pay for polling through party committees.
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A white, male campaign pollster at that.
ExJon on January 25, 2013 at 5:21 PM
Obama can hire the best pollsters because he pays them off our money.
29Victor on January 25, 2013 at 5:24 PM
^with (you figure out where it goes)
29Victor on January 25, 2013 at 5:26 PM
The Obama Campaign being the Obama Campaign.
forest on January 25, 2013 at 5:51 PM
He’s going to make sure that the right person wins in 2016.
Making sure that the ‘change’ that he’s inflicting on the Republic (and us) remains in place is one of his (and his master’s) top priorities.
(I trust that most of you have figured this out by now…)
CPT. Charles on January 25, 2013 at 5:54 PM
Nate Silver?
RedRedRice on January 25, 2013 at 5:58 PM