Steve Schmidt, Campaign Manager to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for his re-election campaign, has taken on a consulting role with the candidacy of John McCain for President of the United States.
H/T to Chris Cillizza over at the Washington Post for the scoop on this news.
FR caught up with Schmidt, who told us: "I am very excited to part a part of Senator McCain’s team."
Now – as to whether this gives McCain a leg up on a coveted endorsement in the primary from Governor Schwarzegger — that is unclear. But you can be sure that Schmidt will be sure to keep his former boss very close to the goings-on in the McCain operations.
This news doesn’t really come as a surprise to most political insiders. I had heard it a while back. But it is, perhaps, a testament to Schmidt’s relationships with those of us who report on such things. Out of deference to him, I didn’t report on it first. I’m sure I am not alone.
[As a side note — it’s funny how four years ago, to all of the Bush folks, John McCain was the equivalent of Satan. Now…]
December 20th, 2006 at 12:00 am
This GOP activist will not lift a finger to help McCain out. He’s done more to sabbatoge our party the last few years than I care to remember.
BTW, Good luck Steve trying to explain to our primary voters how amnesty for illegals is a great thing for our country. That should be fun to watch.