Biden camp puts VP team in place ahead of announcement

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Victoria Brownworth #SaveTheUSPS @VABVOX 6m

Includes @K_JeanPierre and @LizMarieAllen. https://t.co/5p60zXl9qs?amp=1

___Liz Allen, most recently a managing director at the Glover Park Group consulting firm, will be the running mate’s communications director. Allen served as a Biden spokesperson in the White House and later Deputy White House Communications Director as President Barack Obama found increasingly creative ways to promote his second-term initiatives.

Sheila Nix, who served as the chief of staff to Biden on the 2012 Obama reelection campaign and then joined Biden's team in the White House as chief of staff to second lady Jill Biden, will be a senior adviser to the running mate and her spouse. She comes to the running mate’s team from Tusk Strategies, where she focused on voter turnout initiatives.

Karine Jean-Pierre, who recently joined the Biden campaign after serving as chief public affairs officer for MoveOn, will be the running mate’s chief of staff while continuing to serve as a senior adviser to Biden. Also transitioning from within the campaign, Vince Evans will serve as the running mate’s political director after serving as the campaign’s southern political director.

Ryan Montoya, a veteran of the Obama White House and more recently chief technology officer for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings, will be the running mate’s director of scheduling and advance. Evan Glover, a member of the Biden campaign for more than a year and a former advance staffer for Biden in the White House, will be director of scheduling for the running mate. And Gina Lee, who worked for the Biden Foundation before joining the campaign’s finance team, will serve in the same role for the candidate’s spouse.

Amanda Perez will be the running mate’s policy adviser, after serving as policy director for Cory Booker’s presidential bid. And rounding out the team will be Amijah Townsend-Holmes, serving as press assistant.

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1. Karine JP as COS?

The same person who literally put her body between Kamala and a protester at a forum ... hmm.

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3. the one

...and the same.

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[PunkinPi]

2. Just remembering this moment from the primaries...

and hoping 🤞🤞🤞

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4. Karine's a strong advocate

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5. Yes she is.

Also, thinking about the way Doug went after that dude (after Karine put herself in between)...



And how Dr. Jill and Symone Sanders went after disruptors...





if it is Biden/Harris, they will have their own secret service detail before it's even assigned.

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6. Doug was like

...'I'm gonna get that mic back for my baby!'

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8. Absolutely, Doug is a good dude. He'll make a wonderful 2nd gentleman. nt

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7. Hmm, No one from the Foreign Policy side

That may mean nothing but it sticks out.