Jeb Bush Makes Big
Move, Names Top Conservative Campaign Manager
by Matthew Boyle 8 Jun 2015Washington, DC
Danny Diaz of FP1 Strategies, a Republican
political consulting firm, will be former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s campaign manager if Bush, as expected, announces
he’s running for president.
It’s a big move by Bush’s team, and a clear sign he’s making
efforts to win back conservative voters and make inroads party-wide rather than
just winning the establishment side of the primaries. Diaz has a long-standing
positive reputation with tons of top conservatives, and has been plugged in
with not just establishment Republicans but conservatives Washington-wide for
years.
“Danny Diaz, a 39-year-old Washington, D.C., native who has
worked for the past three Republican presidential nominees, will serve as
campaign manager of Jeb Bush’s anticipated presidential campaign,” the Wall
Street Journal reported on Monday.
“The job of running day-to-day campaign operations had been expected to go to David Kochel,
who will instead serve as chief strategist in early-nominating states,
including Iowa, and across the country. Mr. Kochel ran 2012 nominee Mitt
Romney’s campaign in Iowa and was recruited by Mr. Bush in January when Mr.
Romney was considering getting into the race.”
Back in January, when Kochel joined Bush’s team, the New
York Times wrote
that he was “is in line to serve as Mr. Bush’s national campaign manager.”
“David is one of the most talented state-based operatives in
the nation and brings a different focus and different set of priorities to our
effort to communicate Governor Bush’s focus on economic and social mobility,”
longtime Bush strategist Sally Bradshaw said at the time.
At the time, Mitt Romney was still considering a third run
for the White House—something he’s since disavowed.
“The move to tap Mr. Kochel, who advised Mr. Romney for over
six years, represents a shot across the bow of the 2012 Republican nominee, who
is now considering a third bid for the White House,” the Times’ Jonathan Martin
wrote. “Mr. Kochel offered only praise for Mr. Romney, while also promoting Mr.
Bush’s strengths.”
The move to put Diaz in the top slot instead of Kochel comes
just days before Bush’s expected June 15 presidential campaign announcement,
and represents a clear sign of at least some turmoil. Bush’s team has been a
consortium of respected and conservative Republican operatives, and people
throughout the Washington establishment. Communications director Tim Miller, who
left GOP opposition research firm America Rising earlier this year, is
well-respected throughout the Republican Party but ex-House Speaker Rep. John
Boehner (R-OH) 40% spokesman Michael Steel—who’s disliked in many
GOP circles—is a senior strategist for Bush.
It’ll be interesting to see what focus Diaz puts on the Bush
for president effort, and it appears this move is a blatant effort by the
struggling former Florida Governor to regain strength among the Republican
base—a place where Gov. Scott Walker has dominated as of late.
The Wisconsin governor remains atop the polls, and
candidates including Sens.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) 93% and Sen. Ted Cruz
(R-TX) 96% and other grassroots conservatives such as Carly Fiorina
and Dr. Ben Carson and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former
Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum have gained traction as well.
It’s also a sign that the other GOP establishment candidate,
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) 81%—who’s quickly been realigning most of
Bush’s apparatus behind himself, all while pushing exactly the same big
government policies as Bush—is in even more serious trouble as Bush’s operation
seems to be headed away from chaos and toward organization. If Bush’s team
wants to take out Rubio, who threatens their ability to consolidate the
establishment behind Bush—they’re now in an even better position to do so.
David Kochel, Romney Adviser, Supports Gay Marriage:
'We've Got To Start To Modernize'
Posted: 01/30/2013 1:26 pm EST Updated: 01/30/2013 2:33 pm
EST
A year and a half after former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney pledged
to oppose efforts to legalize same-sex marriage, his leading adviser during
the 2012 campaign in Iowa spoke out in support of marriage equality.
At an event at a Des Moines law firm hosted by Iowa
Republicans for Freedom, a pro-same-sex marriage group, Romney's Iowa
strategist David
Kochel joined former Republican
National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman (who
is openly gay) to make the conservative case for legalizing same-sex marriage.
Same-Sex Marriage
Clifford S.
Asness supported Same-Sex Marriage
in New York, a leadership council member for the Robin Hood Foundation, and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.
Note:
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation, the International
Rescue Committee, the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s
great uncle, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think
tank), a senior counsel for Akin, Gump,
Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, and
a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Kenneth B. Mehlman
was a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss,
Hauer & Feld, LLP, and a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.
Michael Chertoff
is a member of the United States
Holocaust Memorial Council, and the chairman for BAE Systems Inc.
Lee H. Hamilton is
a director at BAE Systems Inc., an
honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Homeland Security
Advisory Council.
Kenneth Canterbury
is a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, and the president
of the Fraternal Order of Police.
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RESEARCH ON THE HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL)
Martin
O'Malley was a member of the Homeland
Security Advisory Council, the Baltimore
(MD) mayor, and is the Maryland
state government governor.
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Tour (PAST RESEARCH ON THE HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL)
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
William J. Bratton
is a member of the Homeland Security
Advisory Council, the commissioner for the New York City Police Department, was the police commissioner for Boston (MA), a superintendent for the Boston Metropolitan Police, and the chief
for the Los Angeles (CA) Police
Department.
Elliott B. Broidy
was a member of the Homeland Security
Advisory Council, and a commissioner for the Los Angeles Fire and Police Pension System.
Mitt Romney was a
member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, the candidate for the 2008
Mitt Romney presidential campaign, and the candidate for the 2012 Mitt
Romney presidential campaign.
Clark Kent Ervin
was a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, the inspector
general for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,and is an analyst
for CNN.
Frances
Fragos Townsend was a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council,
a counsel to the attorney general, assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern
District for the U.S. Department of Justice, and is a commentator for CNN.
Walter Isaacson
was the chairman & CEO for CNN, and is the president & CEO for
the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Sidney Harman was
a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and married to Jane
Lakes Harman.
Jane Lakes Harman
was married to Sidney Harman, a member of the Homeland Security
Advisory Council, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
David H. Koch is a
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), Charles G. Koch’s
brother, and was a fundraiser for the 2012 Mitt Romney presidential campaign.
Charles G. Koch
is David H. Koch’s brother, and the founder & chairman of the Charles
Koch Foundation.
FP1 Strategies
is a consulting firm for Charles Koch Foundation.
Danny Diaz is a
co-founder for the FP1 Strategies, Jeb Bush’s campaign manager,
and was a senior adviser, foreign policy adviser for the 2012 Mitt Romney
presidential campaign.
Jeb
Bush’s campaign manager will be Danny Diaz, a potential presidential
candidate for the 2016 presidential election, an advisory committee
member for the Hispanic Leadership Network, and a member of the Alfalfa
Club.
Hispanic
Leadership Network is an offshoot of the American Action Network.
Frederic V. Malek
is the founder & board member for the American
Action Network, a member of the Alfalfa Club, and a director at the CBRE Group, Inc.
George H.W. Bush is
a member of the Alfalfa Club,
and Jeb Bush’s father.
George W. Bush is a
member of the Alfalfa Club, and Jeb
Bush’s brother.
Indra K. Nooyi is
a member of the Alfalfa Club,
and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.
Clifford S.
Asness is a director at the International Rescue Committee, was a leadership council member for the Robin
Hood Foundation, and supported Same-Sex Marriage in New York.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, the New York (NY) mayor, and is a member
of the Alfalfa Club.
Dianne Feinstein
is a member of the Alfalfa Club,
a U.S. Senate senator, and married to Richard C. Blum.
Richard C. Blum
is married to Senator Dianne Feinstein,
the chairman for the CBRE Group, Inc.,
and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s
great uncle, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think
tank), a senior counsel for Akin, Gump,
Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, and
a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Kenneth B. Mehlman
was a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss,
Hauer & Feld, LLP, and a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.
Michael Chertoff
is a member of the United States
Holocaust Memorial Council, and the chairman for BAE Systems Inc.
Lee H. Hamilton is
a director at BAE Systems Inc., an
honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Homeland Security
Advisory Council.
Kenneth Canterbury
is a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, and the president
of the Fraternal Order of Police.
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RESEARCH ON THE HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL)
Mitt Romney was a
member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, the candidate for the 2008
Mitt Romney presidential campaign, and the candidate for the 2012 Mitt
Romney presidential campaign.
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