Coleman Brings In The A Team

Michael Coleman has brought in an A list political consulting team. I'll now bore you with their credentials.

Craig T. Smith, vice president of Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates, will serve as campaign general consultant. Smith has served in many capacities during his 25-year political career including as campaign manager for Gore 2000, Deputy White House Political Director for President Clinton, field director for Clinton/Gore and most recently as Campaign Director for Lieberman for President. Smith received his undergraduate and law degree from the University of Arkansas.

Celinda Lake, will serve as the campaign pollster. Lake, president of Lake, Snell, Perry & Mermin Associates, was named by Working Women magazine as "arguable the most influential woman in her field." Lake has assisted numerous candidates including U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski, Mary Landrieu and Debbie Stabenow. She has consulted Governors Janet Napolitano of Arizonan and Bob Wise of West Virginia and has provided cutting edge research to the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Governor's Association and America Coming Together as well as many others. She received her undergraduate degree from Smith College and a master's degree in political science and survey research from the University of Michigan.

Marius Penczner, will serve as media consultant. Campaigns & Elections magazine named Penczner as one of its Movers and Shakers and he produced campaign adverting for John Edwards primary election campaign. Penczer has been producing campaign advertising since 1981 and his clients included Gore 2000 campaign and Clinton/Gore 1996. His private firm clients include The Discovery Channel, Microsoft and Pizza Hut.

Dannette (Danni) Palmore, will serve as political consultant. Palmore has 25 years experience in local, state and national politics and is the former legislative and community liaison to Coleman when he was President of Columbus City Council. Palmore has served as National Deputy Director of Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential campaign, assisted John Glenn's U.S. Senate campaign and Lee Fisher's gubernatorial campaign.

That's a pretty impressive crew who will bring in coast to coast money. These are the people you get when you're running in the most important race in the country, and the Ohio gubanatorial race certainly is that