By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Senior Washington Correspondent – Hillary Clinton’s campaign is taking the reins of the Democratic National Committee, installing a new top official on Thursday to oversee the party’s day-to-day operations through the general election.
Brandon Davis, national political director for the Service Employees International Union, will become the general election chief of staff for the Democratic Party. His selection formalizes the coordination of the Clinton campaign and the committee, a stark contrast to Donald Trump who is currently at odds with his party.
“….We have a lot of work to do over the next five months to make sure that Donald Trump does not become president,” Mook said as he introduced Davis, according to a person in the room. “With so much at stake in this election, we could not ask for a better partner in that mission than the team here….”
… Davis, 38, oversees the political efforts at one of the country’s largest labor unions. He has also worked as political director to Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri.
He will play a similar role that Tewes assumed in 2008 when Barack Obama effectively took over the committee after his long primary fight with Clinton….
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