El personal más solicitado en Iowa y Carolina del Sur

Des Moines Register y Process Story han hecho dos listas con los más solicitados operativos de campaña, consultores y traficantes de influencias de Iowa y Carolina del Sur. En los próximos meses los diferentes candidatos se pegarán para hacerse con sus servicios o favores, y poder montar una buena operación electoral en esos dos estados cruciales en el calendario de primarias. Recomiendo guardar ambas listas.

* En Iowa (50 nombres en orden alfabético):

(...) On this page, the Des Moines Register’s list of Iowans who can make or break a GOP presidential candidate.

Albrecht, Tim
Terry Branstad’s communications director: Branstad’s top communication aide has risen through the campaign and legislative staff ranks to become a trustworthy aide, and is a new-media whiz. Albrecht is accompanying Branstad into the governor’s office as communications director. But the 33-year-old from West Des Moines will get plenty of calls from 2012 campaigns — and national press — having served as Mitt Romney’s top Iowa press aide in 2008.

Beach, Becky
Fundraiser, event planner: Becky Beach is a behind-the-scenes operative with longstanding ties to the Bush family. She also is the granddaughter of former Republican National Committee Chairwoman Mary Louise Smith, and was a key aide to Ankeny lawyer Jeff Lamberti’s 2006 congressional campaign. She is often tapped for key projects for the Iowa Republican Party.

Boeyink, Jeff
Terry Branstad’s campaign manager, incoming chief of staff Jeff Boeyink knows where the right people are regarding policy and politics. Before joining Branstad’s campaign, he was the longtime head and organizer for the influential Iowans for Tax Relief. As campaign manager, Boeyink was credited with supervising a disciplined operation. As chief of staff, he’ll be tied up in the Capitol, but he owns the blueprint to the last winning GOP campaign for governor.

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* En Carolina del Sur (48 nombres en orden alfabético):

(...) Chris Allen A managing director at JDA Frontline – formerly Jim Dyke & Associates – Allen was a staffer for Gov. Mark Sanford for four years, then joined U.S. Sen. John McCain’s Straight Talk America PAC. He then moved on to be S.C. political director for the 2008 primary campaign.

Katie Baham Political director with the S.C. House Republican Caucus, she’s been the Midlands field director for Mitt Romney and was the campaign manager for Ken Ard’s successful run for lieutenant governor. One of her biggest accomplishments was heading up the last, and highly successful, SCGOP reorganization. That means she knows every precinct activist, their mother and their dog. And that means she should be one of the first calls for any presidential candidate.

Connelly- Anne Bartle Ok, so we forgot Bartle in our first draft. Our bad. She should definitely be on this list because she’s the staffer who kept Gadsden-Greene together in their successful 2010 cycle. She helped Ard become the next Lt Governor, sent the young Eric Bikas to the House and even ousted Representative Jim Stewart.

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