Mother Jones reports that the Hillary Clinton has selected Robby
Mook, a relatively unknown and openly gay man who ran the 2013 campaign
of Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, to be her
campaign manager.
Mook is widely known as Robby, not
Robert, and at 35, he's still boyish—handsome and clean-shaven with
close-cropped brown hair. His usual uniform consists of chinos and bland
dress shirts rolled up to the elbows. He couldn't be more different
from, say, James Carville, the loudmouth Ragin' Cajun who advised Bill
Clinton's first presidential bid and now makes a living as a consultant
and TV commentator. Mook rarely appears in news stories or on TV. He did
not respond to repeated interview requests. He has no Facebook page. He
has a Twitter account but never tweets and has forgotten the password.
Mook, who will be the first openly gay manager of a major presidential
campaign, is largely unknown beyond the insular world of Democratic
staffers but well liked within it. In addition to the email listserv,
his loyal following—the Mook Mafia—plans yearly reunions, during which
they return to a state where they once operated for a weekend of
bar-hopping mixed with volunteering for a local campaign.
Hit the link for much more about Mook's history. And stand by for some hilarious wailing from the usual suspects.
(Tipped by JMG reader Charles)
Reposted from Joe Jervis
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