VA GUBE: Trippi Signs On With Moran
Former state Del. Brian Moran's gubernatorial campaign will officially announce later today that Joe Trippi has signed on as media consultant and general strategist.
His hire marks an interesting intersection of the past and present Democratic National Committee. Trippi was a key adviser to Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign. And Moran is vying with former DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe, as well as state Sen. Creigh Deeds of Bath County, for the party's nomination. McAuliffe, a close confidant of Bill and Hillary Clinton, led the DNC from 2001-2005.
No doubt the Moran camp will work to emphasize the difference in tone and efficacy of the party between the McAuliffe and Dean eras.
Trippi, who most recently advised John Edwards' 2008 presidential campaign, announced his work for Moran today in a post on Daily Kos:
Yesterday marked a triumph for this people-powered movement. Obama's win proved that the politics-as-usual is over, that no longer are we at the mercy of party bosses, big money candidates, and the Washington insiders. We control our Party. It is the people's time. And I celebrated that fact last night.But as Obama said yesterday (in slightly different context, of course), "we must [...] dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America." So, despite our triumph, the work of this movement continues.
With that inspiration, I officially announce that I have joined the Brian Moran for Governor campaign in Virginia. As the Media Consultant and General Strategist for the campaign, I'll fight for Brian and his mission - to stand-up for working families and continue the progress that Governors Kaine and Warner began.
And this:
And we need a candidate who understands Virginia, a leader who has lived in Virginia, a man that doesn't just search for political opportunity, but has been there in the trenches fighting for working families. Brian has spent two decades fighting for people - working to raise the minimum wage, expand healthcare for every child, and raise teacher salaries.That's why I'm supporting Brian Moran. He grew up in a struggling middle-class family and took his first job at 14. He worked construction, gas station attendant and bar tender to put himself through college and law school.
(JENNIFER SKALKA)
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