The Homestretch Team
Barack Obama's campaign has finalized its communications team for the general election.
Here's the line-up:
Robert Gibbs -- senior strategist for communications and message taking on a broader strategic portfolio for the Fall campaign while continuing to serve as senior communications aide travelling with Sen. Obama
Anita Dunn -- senior advisor overseeing the campaign’s communications, research and policy departments
Dan Pfeiffer -- communications director
Linda Douglass -- travelling spokesperson for the campaign
Bill Burton -- national spokesperson out of the Chicago headquarters
Josh Earnest -- deputy communications director
Christina Reynolds (fmr res. dir. for John Edwards in 2004 and 2008) -- director of rapid response
Wendy Morigi -- national security spokesperson
Dag Vega (former DNCer) -- director of surrogate communications
Joelle Terry -- deputy director of surrogate press, chief booker for interviews for the senator
Tommy Vietor and Hari Sevugan -- rapid response
Moira Mack and Nick Shapiro -- deputy national press secretaries working for Burton
The following individuals will serve as regional communications directors
Gannett Tseggai – Northeast
Amy Brundage – Midwest
Shannon Gilson – Southwest
Dan Leistikow – Industrial Midwest
Melanie Roussell – South
Nayyera Haq – West