Posted by Jed Lewison on Sun Apr 6, 2008 at 3:58 PM Pacific

Mark Penn Loses Title

Long overdue. Also, last week Charlie Black, who was not only McCain's top campaign adviser but also the long-time chairman of Mark Penn's lobbying firm, resigned from Penn's firm to go work full-time on the McCain campaign.

Update: Changed title from Mark Penn Resigns to Mark Penn Sidelined. Sidelined (Ben Smith's words) is better way to put it. Penn is still with the campaign -- just in a less powerful role (at least officially).

Update 2: Changed "Sidelined" to "Loses Title." I like the way Ari Melber puts it best -- Mark Penn has lost his title. I tend to agree with dawnt: it's smoker and mirrors. Penn will continue to hold at least as much power as he did before losing the title.

Mark Penn Loses Title

Long overdue. Also, last week Charlie Black, who was not only McCain's top campaign adviser but also the long-time chairman of Mark Penn's lobbying firm, resigned from Penn's firm to go work full-time on the McCain campaign.

Update: Changed title from Mark Penn Resigns to Mark Penn Sidelined. Sidelined (Ben Smith's words) is better way to put it. Penn is still with the campaign -- just in a less powerful role (at least officially).

Update 2: Changed "Sidelined" to "Loses Title." I like the way Ari Melber puts it best -- Mark Penn has lost his title. I tend to agree with dawnt: it's smoker and mirrors. Penn will continue to hold at least as much power as he did before losing the title.

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