Clinton Camp Sacks Mark Penn
Mark Penn has been ousted from his position as the Clinton campaign's chief strategist, in the wake of news reports that he'd been separately doing lobbyist work on a Colombian trade deal that Hillary opposes. This is on top of the Colombian government firing him yesterday, after he'd publicly apologized for working with them.
Penn isn't totally gone, however. According to the Clinton campaign's statement, he will still be doing polling for the campaign, and dispensing advice.
Late Update: Here's the full statement:
Statement from Maggie Williams
After the events of the last few days, Mark Penn has asked to give up his role as Chief Strategist of the Clinton Campaign; Mark, and Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates, Inc. will continue to provide polling and advice to the campaign.
Geoff Garin and Howard Wolfson will coordinate the campaign's strategic message team going forward.
Late Late Update: It now appears that Hillary Clinton herself demanded Penn's removal.
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