Wow - Ed Rollins takes over the Huckster's campaign

[Adelante]

WASHINGTON (CNN) — A veteran Republican strategist considered by many the architect of Ronald Reagan's 1984 landslide election victory is set to take the helm of Mike Huckabee's surging presidential bid, CNN has learned.

Ed Rollins — the longtime GOP strategist who worked in the Reagan White House, ran former Sen. Jack Kemp's 1988 White House run, and played a key role in Ross Perot's 1992 presidential bid — will be formally named Huckabee's national campaign chairman later Friday at an event in New Hampshire.

Rollins told CNN's John King that over the last several months he has become "more and more impressed by the day" with Huckabee.

"I had given up the profession and felt this was probably my last campaign and I wanted to help," Rollins said. "Mike is someone with great communications skills and a very approachable message and that is why you see his support growing not just in Iowa but across the country."

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"The struggle now is to take it beyond Iowa and go nationally, and what you have is a growing candidacy, and I think I can help."

Rollins also said his job will include building a broader campaign structure and recruiting more seasoned advisors with experience in running a national presidential campaign.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/14/veteran-gop-strategist-signs-on-with-huckabee/

[TwilightGardener]

1. The Establishment hath Spoken.

[denem]

4. My query has been answered.

Time for Republicans to start talking about Mitt's dog.

[sandnsea]

7. I think he's disillusioned with the Bushies

IIRC, the few times I've seen him lately he hasn't been exactly thrilled. Maybe this is him taking on the Bush elites. Either way, it's very surprising and should give Huckabee a huge push which is terribly frightening.

[librechik]

2. ah, the smell of money

attracts the most distinguished individuals, don't you think?

[Snotcicles]

3. I never had any respect for that POS Ed Rollins. Now it's less than zero.

His fat lazy ass should get a real job. I'll bet he has a handshake like grabbing warm liver.

[Franc_Lee]

5. Ted Sorenson (JFK's campaign manager) is in Obama's camp, no probs...

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. Ed Rollins Left The Republican Reservation When He Went To Work For Ross Perot

He's going to create all kinds of mischief now...

[sandnsea]

8. That's what I was thinking

I didn't know he worked for Perot, but he didn't seem too thrilled with the current Repubs the last few times I've seen him.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. More

Hamilton Jordan and Ed Rollins both worked on Ross Perot's campaign... It was to show he had bipartisan support...They both quit when they realized he was crazy... They about said as much when they left...

[BootinUp]

9. Rollins is a smart cookie

He needs to stay in retirement, maybe the GOP power brokers will convince him to.