Cutter, Madden Join CNN as Political
Contributors
Democratic strategist Stephanie Cutter and Republican
strategist Kevin Madden will join
CNN as political commentators, it was announced today by CNN Washington bureau
chief and senior vice president Sam Feist. The veteran communications
consultants will add their expert analysis to the network’s roster of voices
and will appear across the network’s programming including New Day, the morning show scheduled to launch June 17.
“I’ve worked with CNN for many
years in the White House, on campaigns and throughout government,” said Cutter.
“They are the best in the business, and I’m thrilled to be joining the CNN
team.”
“This is such an exciting time
in the national conversation about the direction of our country, with so many
Americans looking to CNN for an informed perspective of today’s political
debates,” said Madden. “I’m looking forward to bringing my experience of
working on national campaigns and Capitol Hill to CNN’s coverage of this
national conversation.”
Cutter is a partner at Precision
Strategies, a strategic consulting firm launched earlier this month with three
veterans from the Obama 2012 campaign team. Cutter served most recently as the
deputy campaign manager for President Obama’s re-election campaign, having
joined Obama’s 2008 campaign as Michelle Obama’s chief of staff and senior
adviser to then Senator Obama. Before
joining the campaign, Cutter served in the White House as Assistant to the
President and Deputy Senior Adviser, and was previously counselor to Treasury
Secretary Timothy Geithner. Cutter is also a veteran of Capitol Hill, having
worked as a senior adviser to Majority Leader Reid and Senator Edward M.
Kennedy. She is a native of
Massachusetts and a graduate of Smith College and Georgetown University Law
Center.
Madden is the executive vice president of public affairs at
JDA Frontline in Washington, D.C. Previously, he was a managing director for
The Glover Park Group. Madden served as adviser for the Republican National
Committee and Gov. Romney’s presidential campaign during the 2012 election. He
also served as national press secretary and senior communications strategist
for Romney’s 2008 presidential bid. Prior to joining Romney’s campaign, Madden
was press secretary to then-House Majority Leader Boehner. He is a native of
New York and a graduate of State University of New York at Cortland.
3 comments:
A little more diversity in the political contributors is needed. I like Cutter and Madden hasn't come off as nutty as some of the other conservatives that populate cable news, but it would be nice to see some people of color included as well. There was a recent study that showed CNN (and most of cable news) to be dominated by white men and that does not adequately represent viewers or the general population.
CNN needs to be hiring female journalists of diverse ethnic backgrounds to a news show for women that is pundit /political free. A Pew Research study out today shows that in homes with children ; 40 % of women are the top breadwinners. Cable news had better start drawing in female viewers for it's own survival. Women are the majority population and set the tone for the products purchased in homes. Dove would be one of the first companies to sign up. It would be an advertisers dream. Also, just look at what happened with Face Book and rape pages. When women's groups showed advertisers their products on rape pages, they responded. Now days advertisers don't want their products tied to anything tat is bad for business. That goes for the partisan bickering and pundits.
John McCain on 360 again tonight and he paid AC a personal compliment on Twitter. Will this mean that AC will be incapable of reporting on McCain objectively? When other news outlets are reporting on the not so nice aspects of McCain, 360 avoids the subject, unlike how they report on President Obama.
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