Hillary Clinton Strategist Howard Wolfson Joins Bloomberg

122308howardwolfsonblu.jpgHaving caught his breath after one of the most prolonged primary campaigns in history, Howard Wolfson, Hillary Clinton's longtime communications director, will now go direct some communication for Mayor Bloomberg's re-election campaign. Wolfson announced the new gig in an exclusive interview with NY1, calling Bloomberg "somebody who governs by addition, not by subtraction." In an e-mail to friends obtained by Poltico, Wolfson wrote: "As a New Yorker, I am very excited at the prospect of helping the Mayor at this very critical time in our city's history." And when questioned about his past dismissal of Hizzoner as "an out-of-touch billionaire," Wolfson explained that he those were not his words, but rather his "evil twin."

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Addition, not subtraction? That's funny. I thought he governed by division.

so this is his reward for an utter failure of a primary campaign? just for that i'm not voting bloomberg

The Wolfson brand was seriously tarnished by all the leaks disclosing the Clinton campaign's internal discord. And I'm not sure Howard will help himself by aligning with Bloomberg's blatant attempt to subvert public opinion about term limits.

But I'm sure the Mayor pays well, and ultimately that's what Wolfson is really about.

Bloomberg is so far to the left, Clinton Inc. is helping him!

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