June 12, 2008
Posted: June 12th, 2008 05:05 PM ET
From CNN Political Producer Alexander Marquardt
The DNC is making plans to move a large portion of its operations to Chicago .
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The Democratic National Committee announced Thursday that a significant part of their operations would be moving from Washington to Chicago, the home of the Obama campaign. “We've begun a transition period here at the DNC that fully integrates our operations in DC with the Obama operation in Chicago and in the states,” DNC spokeswoman Karen Finney tells CNN. “Our goal is to quickly consolidate these efforts into one operation and effectively drive one national strategy.” The political, field and constituency operations are being moved to Obama's Chicago headquarters, while the research and communications departments will remain in DC. After winning the nomination, Obama decided to keep Howard Dean on as chairman of the DNC, and sent over senior aide Paul Tewes to oversee the collaboration. “When the nominee comes in, we essentially merge the Democratic National Committee with the campaign of the presidential candidate,” Dean told reporters on Tuesday, “there’s not going to be a coordination problem.”
Finney emphasized that the goal is for Obama and DNC staffers to feel part of “one big team” and to eliminate any redundancies. She pointed to 2004 as an example of when the Kerry campaign and DNC resources wastefully overlapped. DNC staffers in Washington will also have the opportunity to work in other states – both the Obama campaign and the DNC have staff in all 50 states and many will work under the same roof. “The blending of the cultures is not hard at all, it’s pretty seamless,” said Finney. Details are still being worked out, how many staffers and who will technically employ them is still unclear. Filed under: Barack Obama DNC Popular Posts
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