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In reply to the discussion: Who are the Obama Alums who are helping Shultz right now? [View all]Tom Rinaldo
(22,913 posts)Some info from Wiki:
"He was the national press secretary during Obama's first campaign for President.[4]
During the Obama administration, Burton was Deputy White House Press Secretary[5] under Robert Gibbs[6] from January 2009 until February 2011.
He was a co-founder and senior strategist with the Priorities USA Action super PAC".
On Priorities USA Action Super PAC:
"Priorities USA Action is the largest Democratic Party super PAC. Founded in 2011, it supported Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. It was the primary super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. It focused mainly on high-dollar donors. As of September 2016, it had amassed $132 million in support of Clinton. The top six donors to the super PAC have given $43.5 million, which is a third of the money collected by Priorities USA Action in the 2016 election cycle.[1] The super PAC raised $21.7 million in August 2016, marking its largest monthly fundraising haul.[1] "