More On Wisecup's Departure / Romney's Move To MI?
An update to Chris Cillizza's scoop about Trent Wisecup departure from Gov. Mitt Romney's Commonwealth PAC.
Romney spokesperson Julie Teer would only say that "Governor Romney thanks Trent for his contributions and wishes him well in the future."
Two different people familiar with the situation said that Wisecup clashed repeatedly with Romney's chief of staff, Beth Myers, especially after Wisecup partner Michael Murphy formally left Romney's orbit. Most of the conflicts involved what Romney should say when he travelled outside the Commonwealth and over how aggresively the PAC should plan for a possible 2008 bid. Wisecup declined to comment on the conflicts.
Myers is a Republican veteran who is seen by admirers and detractors as taciturn and focused. She keeps close counsel with a small circle of other MA-based Romney aides and advisers including Alex Dunn, Romney's deputy chief of staff, businessman Bob White, and Spencer Zwick, who runs Romney's personal office.
BTW: unrelated to Wisecup departure, but the buzz at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference is that Romney, if he runs for President, will base his campaign headquarters in Michigan, not from Massachusetts.
Please, Michigan may be desperate for business - but not that desperate. We have enough crazies with Devos and his pyramid scheme family business praying to Jesus for more money and fewer queers. Romney - stay away from Michigan. We already get Canada's trash; we don't need any from MA.