Potential Christie debate manager signs with rival
TRENTON, N.J. — A Republican domestic strategist mentioned as a possible presidential debate manager
Rick Wiley, a former Republican National Committee domestic executive who did some work for a Christie-led Republican Governors Association final year, has been hired as a inhabitant domestic confidant by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, according to CNN
Wiley worked from 2013 until recently as a handling executive in a Washington bureau of Mercury Public Affairs
DuHaime reliable Wiley has left Mercury though pronounced it’s separate to his going to work for Walker.
Stuart Stevens, who was arch strategist for Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential debate and whose business partners suggested Christie’s re-election on promotion strategy, complimented Wiley’s employing on Twitter: “If this is right, good sinecure by @GovWalker team. @rick_wiley would be superb manager.”
Wiley began operative for Walker about a month ago and has been reaching out to intensity staffers as he builds a domestic operation in credentials for a 2016 race, according to CNN.
Wiley’s domestic roots are in a Midwest, and he has worked extensively in Wisconsin. He also was emissary inhabitant domestic executive in 2008 for Rudy Giuliani’s presidential campaign, that also employed DuHaime and Christie’s emissary arch of staff for communications and planning, Maria Comella.
Phil Cox, who was a Republican Governors Association’s executive executive from 2011 by 2014, culminating with Christie’s reign as chairman, has been mentioned in media reports along with Wiley as intensity debate managers if Christie runs for president.
Christie has pronounced he’ll confirm early this year either to run for president.
Before a George Washington Bridge line closure scandal, it seemed a probable Christie 2016 debate would be managed by domestic confidant Bill Stepien, who managed both his gubernatorial campaigns and was a emissary arch of staff in between those races. But Christie cut ties with Stepien, observant he mislaid certainty in Stepien’s visualisation in a arise of a controversy, mostly since of emails that went open final year.
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