Posted by Jon Fleischman at 12:00 am on Dec 20, 2006 1 Comment
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.… Read More