Tories re-hire Jim Messina, Obama strategy man behind Cam’s 2010 win, for snap poll campaign
Messina helped secure shock win in 2015, but had his copybook blotted by Brexit defeat
THERESA May has hired the man who helped mastermind David Cameron’s 2015 victory for her election team.
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Jim Messina also played a key role in Barack Obama‘s 2008 presidency campaign and later became his Deputy Chief of Staff.
The polling and strategy guru was a key figure in the , prompting one Brexit backing Tory MP hit out last night: “Messina is not the Messiah.”
Mrs May has reunited the top team who secured David Cameron a shock majority in 2015 — including campaign stalwart Sir Lynton Crosby.
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Crosby and Messina are credited with coming up with the Conservative’s devastating strategy to take out their Lib Dem coalition partners in a stunning electoral wipe out.
The party refused to comment publicly about the hire.