President Biden’s Campaign, is preparing to make a full pivot to the General Election, with some of the President’s Top Advisers in the West Wing set to move over to the Re-Election Campaign, as it watches Trump’s quick Consolidation of the GOP Primary.
Biden’s 2020 Campaign Manager, Jen O’Malley Dillon, will Transition to Re-Election efforts as Campaign Chair. Her Departure from the White House could come sooner than previously thought, because of what the Biden Campaign sees as Trump’s quick move to the Republican Nomination. Dillon has served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff since Biden’s Inauguration.
Another Top Biden White House Adviser who is in the President’s inner-most Circle of Aides, Mike Donilon, will also move over to the Campaign, becoming its Chief Strategist. Donilon will be focused on the Campaign’s Messaging and paid Media Strategies.
The moves, set to take place in the “coming weeks”, clearly signal that the Biden Campaign is already in General Election mode.
In a Statement, Biden praised O’Malley Dillon for Leading His “winning campaign in the midst of a historically challenging environment” in 2020 and argued, “no one knows my voice and values better” than Donilon.
“I’m thankful to Mike and Jen both for their service in the White House these last three years, and I am grateful that in rejoining the campaign, they are stepping up one more time to ensure we finish the job for the American people,” the President said.
Shifting some West Wing Staff to Biden’s 2024 Headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, has been under discussion for weeks. It is intentionally designed to quiet the Concern from leading Democrats, including those in former President Obama’s orbit, that the Campaign has Not adequately prepared for the Fight ahead, One Senior Democratic Adviser said. They will work in conjunction with Julie Chavez Rodriguez, who will remain Campaign Manager.
“Mike and Jen were essential members of the senior team that helped President Biden and Vice President Harris earn the most votes in American history in 2020, and we’re thrilled to have their leadership and strategic prowess focused full-time on sending them back to the White House for four more years,” Chavez Rodriguez said in a Statement.
Chavez Rodriguez, who was previously the Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, had been the Target of Private Criticism of some Staff in Wilmington and among leading Biden Supporters.
Some Aides and Top Donors alike, complained of a Lack of Direction, and believed that Top Biden Advisers’ Decision to choose someone for the Job, without previous Campaign Management Experience, demonstrated that they were Not sufficiently serious about the Challenges ahead for the 2024 Campaign.
Chavez Rodriguez’s Defenders, tend to acknowledge Her shortcomings in the Job, but argue that She was at a Disadvantage with most of Biden’s Inner Circle in the West Wing, who have to date retained Control of All significant Ddecisions for the Campaign, at the Expense of Not empowering the Person with the Title of being In-Charge.
That includes O’Malley Dillon, who, despite telling many privately, She had No Interest in another stint as Biden Campaign Manager, was guiding Decisions about Strategy and Operations in addition to Her Duties in the White House.
It is also possible that Anita Dunn, One of Biden’s Closest Advisers, would eventually move over to the Campaign. But that would Not happen imminently.
Biden held His First Joint Rally alongside Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, with a focus on Abortion Rights in Northern Virginia, and on Wednesday, He is set to appear alongside the United Auto Workers, as the Union’s elusive Endorsement is looming.
Biden travels to battleground Wisconsin, ahead of a weekend trip to South Carolina, where the Democratic Presidential Primary will be on February 3rd. This Primary will allocate 63 Delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
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