Romney contrata a Beeson y Newhouse

Mitt Romney ha fichado a Rich Beeson y Neil Newhouse. Los dos trabajaron para la exitosa campaña del ahora Senador Scott Brown el año pasado. Beeson es natural de Colorado y fue director político del RNC (2007-2009) y antes director financiero del RNC en la región del Oeste. Newhouse, experto en análisis de opinión, es socio de la firma Public Opinion Strategies que incluye entre sus clientes cientos de políticos.

(...) Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has secured both a pollster and a political director for his near-certain presidential bid this coming cycle, according to sources connected to Romney's 2008 presidential effort.

Rich Beeson, a Republican operative who has worked as a political director at the Republican National Committee and was most recently a partner at the voter contact firm FLS Connect, will be Romney's political director. Beeson has already moved his family to Massachusetts for his new role.

A GOP source who worked against Romney in the last campaign said Beeson was a savvy hire for Romney's team, as he brings an outsider perspective to Romney's Boston inner circle.

Romney's political director for his last bid was Carl Forti, who now has a high-profile job at the Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie GOP group, American Crossroads.

And for polling, Romney is bringing on Neil Newhouse, a partner at the polling firm Public Opinion Strategies, GOP sources told RealClearPolitics.

Newhouse was named "pollster of the year" by the American Association of Political Consultants for his polling efforts in Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown's successful campaign last year. (...)