Kerry Campaign Adds Veteran Strategists

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ABC is not impressed with these nanes, writing in the ABCNote that "Democrats flailingly try to counter with Whouley, Sosnik, Thomas, Corrigan, Hale, Lynch, and Salemme"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6630-2004Aug16.html

Kerry Campaign Adds Veteran Strategists


By RON FOURNIER
The Associated Press
Monday, August 16, 2004; 10:53 PM


WASHINGTON - John Kerry is adding some of the Democratic Party's most experienced strategists to his team for the stretch drive against President Bush, including hometown allies from Boston and top advisers of former President Clinton.

"Everybody wants to help us win," said campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill.

Michael Whouley, the Boston operative who helped salvage Kerry's candidacy in Iowa, is returning to the Democratic presidential campaign to help strengthen Kerry's state-by-state political organizations and to provide general strategic advice. Cahill said he had held similar jobs in the past three Democratic presidential campaigns.

Doug Sosnik, a political adviser in the Clinton White House, has joined the Democratic National Committee as a general strategist. As titular head of the party, Kerry has placed aides in key positions at the DNC.

Also joining the Kerry team:

- Regena Thomas, secretary of state in New Jersey, will help the DNC's voter turnout operation.

- Jack Corrigan, who looked out for Kerry's interests at the Democratic Convention in Boston, will join the DNC's legal team.

- Marcia Hale, director of intergovernmental affairs in the Clinton White House, will help the DNC coordinate the activities of senior Democrats campaigning on Kerry's behalf.

- Gerry Salemme, former chief of staff to Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., has joined the campaign as Cahill's deputy to help with day-to-day operations.

- Bill Lynch, former deputy mayor of New York, is a deputy campaign manager helping Kerry reach out to black voters.

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