Lynn Sweet (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
LAS VEGAS--In a friendly take-over that was expected, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean just welcomed to the DNC Paul Tewes, the chief of the Obama DNC team. Dean talks about his 50-state organizing strategy in his statement; ironically--since Obama...
OTB News (Free subscription) | 14/06/2008
Will Obama win Wyoming? Don’t be silly. Still, Paul Tewes’s job is to make McCain defend his turf. Share This
MSNBC.com: Newsweek Politics (Free subscription) | 14/06/2008
Will Obama win Wyoming? Don't be silly. Still, Paul Tewes's job is to make McCain defend his turf.
Brutally Honest (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
... the DNC's staff to quickly expand to run an aggressive general election campaign. Campaign adviser Paul Tewes was dispatched to help lead the changes Thursday. "Senator Obama appreciates the hard work that Chairman Dean has done to grow our party at the grass-roots level and looks forward to working with him as the chairman of the Democratic Party as we go forward," Obama spokesman...
Mirror On America (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
From DailyKos: As Obama moves to unify the Democratic Party, he is sending his strategist Paul Tewes to join the DNC. But Howard Dean will remain. Obama campaign spokesperson Bill Burton: "Senator Obama appreciates the hard work that Chairman Dean has done to grow our party at the grassroots level and looks forward to working with him as the chairman of the Democratic Party as we go forward."...
Jack and Jill Politics (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
From DailyKos: As Obama moves to unify the Democratic Party, he is sending his strategist Paul Tewes to join the DNC. But Howard Dean will remain. Obama campaign spokesperson Bill Burton: "Senator Obama appreciates the hard work that Chairman Dean has done to grow our party at the grassroots level and looks forward to working with him as the chairman of the Democratic Party as we go forward."...
Swampland (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
As the cable channels keep their laserlike focus on Hillary Clinton today, one of the more delicate rituals of presidential politics is taking place over at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. Veteran Democratic operative Paul Tewes, who was the state director of Barack Obama's spectacularly successful Iowa operation, is being introduced to the staff there. This is a none-too-subtle...
AMERICAblog (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
First, Howard Dean will stay as DNC Chair. We actually have a 50-state party after all. Obama's uber-strategist Paul Tewes has moved into the DNC building. And, no more lobbyist money into DNC coffers : "The DNC and the Obama Campaign are unified and working together to elect Barack Obama as the next president of the United States. Our presumptive nominee has pledged not to take donations...
First Read (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro The Democratic National Committee is today recognizing Obama as the presumptive nominee, and Obama's team is putting its stamp on the organization. Operative Paul Tewes, who led Obama's Iowa campaign, will head up Obama's general-election strategy at the national committee. DNC Chairman Howard Dean will remain on as chairman. Tewes has no official...
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
TPM Election Central confirms that Obama strategist Paul Tewes will be joining the DNC....
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
... general-election calendar, Obama’s campaign isn’t wasting any time. This morning, Obama strategist Paul Tewes took up residence at the DNC , brought in to “help manage the transition as the DNC swings into action on behalf of Obama’s general election candidacy, and to help oversee fundraising and other political matters.” Also this morning, on Obama’s instructions, the DNC announced...
NewsObserver.com - Politics (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
... of the party across all 50 states. Still, Obama is installing one of his top strategists, Paul Tewes, to help expand the DNC staff and oversee party operations.The move puts Obama's ample fundraising machine at the party's disposal. In so doing, Obama imposed on the DNC the same ban on money from federal lobbyists and political action committees that he has placed on his campaign.The...
Democracy for New Mexico (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
... Dean, he is also ensuring that one of the main pillars of his campaign is installed at the DNC. Paul Tewes, a longtime party operative who managed Obama's Iowa caucus effort, will take over the general-election strategy at the DNC, according to several officials briefed on the decision. Dean will announce Tewes to the DNC staff this afternoon. No title for the nomadic political...
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
(CNN) — Barack Obama is set to ask the Democratic National Committee to no longer accept money from federal lobbyists or political actions committees, CNN has learned from sources at the DNC and the Obama campaign. CNN has also learned Obama will ask one of his top fundraisers, Paul Tewes, to aid in the DNC's fundraising [...]
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
... of the party across all 50 states. Still, Obama is installing one of his top strategists, Paul Tewes, to help expand the DNC staff and oversee party operations.The move puts Obama's ample fundraising machine at the party's disposal. In so doing, Obama imposed on the DNC the same ban on money from federal lobbyists and political action committees that he has placed on his campaign.The...
