From Mike Allen's newsletter.
—————————————
MOOK & WEAVER -- "Primary odd couple pushes to unite Democratic party," by AP's Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas: "There was Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton's [campaign manager], known for his calm temperament, ... and Jeff Weaver, a combative political fighter, ... sharing a Friday night dinner at The Farmhouse Tap & Grill in Burlington, Vermont. ... [O]ver the long months of a frequently contentious primary, the two rival Democratic campaign managers struck up an unusually friendly relationship, founded on exhaustion, goofy jokes and a shared affection for their home state of Vermont. They talk almost daily, text frequently ...
"Now, ... the competing campaign managers have become ... responsible for engineering a graceful conclusion to a hard-fought Democratic contest. ... The two camps are increasingly comparing notes on how best to attack ... Trump. ... Mook, 35, regales his fiercely loyal band of young operatives, known as the Mook Mafia, with impressions, including spot-on impersonations of Bill Clinton and Sanders. Weaver, 50, ... owns and operated a Falls Church, Virginia, comic book and gaming store ...
"[T]he first time they met in person was in October, at the Iowa Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner ... Wearing matching outfits of khakis, blue blazers and Johnston & Murphy brown shoes, they posed for photos with their legs propped up on a security barrier. 'His shoes were in better condition' joked Mook." apne.ws |
