Entries by Eric Woolson

Politico Morning Score: Heating Up

By POLITICO STAFF | 3/10/11 6:13 AM EST From today’s edition: 2012 RECRUITMENT WATCH – THE SCRAMBLE BEGINS – Don’t look now, but the pace of hiring for the presidential campaigns-in-waiting just picked up – a lot. There’s been big movement on at least four teams in just the last 24 hours. Here’s what you […]

Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin Speculates on Meaning of Pawlenty’s “Staffing Up” in 2012 Presidential Race

March 10, 2011 In her “Right Turn” blog, the Post’s Jennifer Rubin speculates on the impact of former 2008 Huckabee Iowa campaign manager Eric Woolson means in the 2012 GOP presidential contest: Presidential candidates staffing up in Iowa By Jennifer Rubin Eric Woolson, Mike Huckabee’s key organizer in Iowa in 2008, has joined Tim Pawlenty’s […]

Washington Independent: Eric Woolson to Join Pawlenty

The Washington Post reports Wednesday morning that veteran Iowa political strategist Eric Woolson has signed on to be part of former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty‘s presidential campaign. Woolson led Mike Huckabee‘s campaign in the 2008 Iowa caucuses, pulling off a surprise victory and derailing the presidential hopes of then-frontrunner Mitt Romney. Last year, Woolson managed […]

Des Moines Register: Woolson to Support Pawlenty

The Washington Post reports this morning that Eric Woolson, who managed Mike Huckabee’s winning 2008 Republican presidential caucus campaign, has signed on to work for former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Woolson’s portfolio is among the widest-ranging among Iowa’s GOP operatives, including stretches with Gov. Terry Branstad, the presidential campaign of George W. Bush and recently […]

National Journal Includes Woolson in Top 10 Political Operatives in Iowa

In today’s National Journal Hotline: “No presidential campaign amounts to anything without a top-notch staff and a cadre of key activists and volunteers. Candidates are already courting potential aides and supporters in hopes of building those connections, a process that’s a key part of the Invisible Primary. Throughout the campaign, National Journal’s Hotline will keep […]