The Man Poised to Guide Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign
Robby Mook, director of Independent Expenditures for DCCC during an interview in his office at the Fairchild Building in Washington, DC.
Photographer: Douglas Graham/CQ-Roll Call/Getty ImagesIn 2009, Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic power broker and close Clinton friend, lost a three-way Democratic primary for Virginia governor; four years later, with Robby Mook aboard as his campaign manager, McAuliffe won.
It was that performance that solidified Mook's status as one of the leading candidates to help Hillary Clinton to change her own fortunes from primary loser to general election winner. Now Mook, a 35-year-old Vermont native, has emerged as a clear front-runner to manage Clinton's expected presidential campaign after Guy Cecil, the political director for her 2008 bid, acknowledged Sunday he won't have an official role this time around.