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{{Short description|American political campaign strategist and campaign manager (born 1979)}}
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|birth_place = [[Sharon, Vermont]], U.S.
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|education = [[Columbia University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
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'''Robert E. Mook''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ʊ|k}};<!-- Per C-Span "Politico Playbook with Hillary Clinton Campaign Staffers"--> born December 3, 1979) is an American [[political consulting|political strategist]]. He was the campaign manager for [[Hillary Clinton]]'s [[Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign|2016 presidential campaign]].
'''Robert E. Mook''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ʊ|k}};<!-- Per C-Span "Politico Playbook with Hillary Clinton Campaign Staffers"--> born December 3, 1979) is an American former [[political consulting|political strategist]]. He was the campaign manager for [[Hillary Clinton]]'s [[Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign|2016 presidential campaign]].


Mook worked on state campaigns and on [[Howard Dean]]'s [[Howard Dean 2004 presidential campaign|2004 presidential campaign]]. He then joined the [[Democratic National Committee]] and worked for Hillary Clinton's [[Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign|2008 presidential campaign]] as a state director in three states.
Mook worked on state campaigns and on [[Howard Dean]]'s [[Howard Dean 2004 presidential campaign|2004 presidential campaign]]. He then joined the [[Democratic National Committee]] and worked for Hillary Clinton's [[Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign|2008 presidential campaign]] as a state director in three states.
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Mook was born in [[Sharon, Vermont]], the son of Kathryn and Delo Mook, and was raised in nearby [[Norwich, Vermont|Norwich]], across the river from [[Hanover, New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hongoltz |first=Matt |url=http://www.vnews.com/Archives/2015/12/b1-RobbyMook-mhh-vn-122015 |title=Hanover — Sitting in front of the Christmas tree in the living room Friday evening, among the plates of baguettes |website=Vnews.com |date=January 31, 2016|access-date=May 17, 2017}}</ref> His father was a physics professor at [[Dartmouth College]] in Hanover, and his mother was a hospital administrator at [[Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center]], in nearby [[Lebanon, New Hampshire]].<ref name=virginia/><ref name=rothenberg/>
Mook was born in [[Sharon, Vermont]], the son of Kathryn and Delo Mook, and was raised in nearby [[Norwich, Vermont|Norwich]], across the river from [[Hanover, New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hongoltz |first=Matt |url=http://www.vnews.com/Archives/2015/12/b1-RobbyMook-mhh-vn-122015 |title=Hanover — Sitting in front of the Christmas tree in the living room Friday evening, among the plates of baguettes |website=Vnews.com |date=January 31, 2016|access-date=May 17, 2017}}</ref> His father was a physics professor at [[Dartmouth College]] in Hanover, and his mother was a hospital administrator at [[Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center]], in nearby [[Lebanon, New Hampshire]].<ref name=virginia/><ref name=rothenberg/>


Mook attended [[Hanover High School (New Hampshire)|Hanover High School]], where [[Matt Dunne]], a member of the [[Vermont House of Representatives]], served as the theater director. Dunne met Mook when he auditioned for a school play, and Mook volunteered for Dunne's reelection campaign.<ref name=virginia>{{cite news|url=http://www.7dvt.com/2013take-back-virginia-old-dominion-dems-are-counting-vermont-born-robby-mook |title=Take Back Virginia? Old Dominion Dems Are Counting on Vermont-Born Robby Mook |first=Paul|last=Heintz|newspaper=[[Seven Days (newspaper)|Seven Days]] |date=September 18, 2013 |access-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref><ref name=rothenberg>{{cite web|first=Nathan L. |last=Gonzales |url=http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/news/article/dccc-turns-to-mooks-ground-game-for-fall |title=DCCC Turns to Mook's Ground Game for Fall |website=[[The Rothenberg Political Report]] |date=August 2, 2010 |access-date=October 3, 2013}}</ref> Mook graduated from [[Columbia University]] in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in [[classics]].<ref name=rothenberg/><ref name=wapo_bio/><ref name=columbia>{{cite web|url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/spring12/features3|title=Political Strategist |work=[[Columbia College Today]]|issue=Spring 2012|access-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref> Mook also served in the [[United States Senate Page]] program.<ref name=virginia/>
Mook attended [[Hanover High School (New Hampshire)|Hanover High School]], where [[Matt Dunne]], a member of the [[Vermont House of Representatives]], served as the theater director. Dunne met Mook when he auditioned for a school play, and Mook volunteered for Dunne's reelection campaign.<ref name=virginia>{{cite news|url=http://www.7dvt.com/2013take-back-virginia-old-dominion-dems-are-counting-vermont-born-robby-mook |title=Take Back Virginia? Old Dominion Dems Are Counting on Vermont-Born Robby Mook |first=Paul|last=Heintz|newspaper=[[Seven Days (newspaper)|Seven Days]] |date=September 18, 2013 |access-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref><ref name=rothenberg>{{cite web|first=Nathan L. |last=Gonzales |url=http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/news/article/dccc-turns-to-mooks-ground-game-for-fall |title=DCCC Turns to Mook's Ground Game for Fall |website=[[The Rothenberg Political Report]] |date=August 2, 2010 |access-date=October 3, 2013}}</ref> Mook graduated from [[Columbia University]] in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in [[classics]].<ref name=rothenberg/><ref name=wapo_bio/><ref name=columbia>{{cite web|url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/spring12/features3|title=Political Strategist |work=[[Columbia College Today]]|issue=Spring 2012|access-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref> At Columbia, he starred in the 108th [[Varsity Show]], along with [[Michelle Collins (comedian)|Michelle Collins]], [[Brandon Victor Dixon]], [[Lang Fisher]], [[Peter Koechley]], [[Will Graham (producer)|Will Graham]], [[Gabe Liedman]], and [[Jenny Slate]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Barnard College |url=http://archive.org/details/mortarboard1082barn |title=Mortarboard |date=2002 |publisher=Barnard College |others=Barnard College}}</ref> Mook also served in the [[United States Senate Page]] program.<ref name=virginia/>


==Career==
==Career==


=== Political campaigns ===
=== Political campaigns ===
During the summer after Mook's freshman year at Columbia, Dunne hired Mook as the first paid staffer for the Vermont Democratic House Campaign, working to elect [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] to the Vermont House.<ref name="virginia" /><ref name="columbia" /> Mook worked as a field director during the [[2002 Vermont gubernatorial election]], which the Democrats lost. He served as deputy field director during Dean's [[Howard Dean 2004 presidential campaign|2004 presidential campaign]] in [[Wisconsin]] and [[New Hampshire]]. He joined the [[Democratic National Committee]] after Dean lost the nomination to [[John Kerry]], serving as director of the [[get out the vote]] effort in Wisconsin during the [[2004 United States presidential election|general election]]. He worked for [[David W. Marsden]], managing a campaign that won a previously [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]-held seat in the [[Virginia House of Delegates]] in 2005. In 2006, he coordinated the campaigns of [[Martin O'Malley]], who defeated [[incumbent]] [[Bob Ehrlich]] in the [[Maryland gubernatorial election, 2006|Maryland gubernatorial election]], and [[Ben Cardin]], who defeated [[Michael Steele]] to win the [[2006 United States Senate election in Maryland|United States Senate election]].<ref name="rothenberg" />
During the summer after Mook's freshman year at Columbia, Dunne hired Mook as the first paid staffer for the Vermont Democratic House Campaign, working to elect [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] to the Vermont House.<ref name="virginia" /><ref name="columbia" /> Mook worked as a field director during the [[2002 Vermont gubernatorial election]], which the Democrats lost. He served as deputy field director during Dean's [[Howard Dean 2004 presidential campaign|2004 presidential campaign]] in [[Wisconsin]] and [[New Hampshire]]. He joined the [[Democratic National Committee]] after Dean lost the nomination to [[John Kerry]], serving as director of the [[get out the vote]] effort in Wisconsin during the [[2004 United States presidential election|general election]]. He worked for [[David W. Marsden]], managing a campaign that won a previously [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]-held seat in the [[Virginia House of Delegates]] in 2005. In 2006, he coordinated the campaigns of [[Martin O'Malley]], who defeated [[incumbent]] [[Bob Ehrlich]] in the [[2006 Maryland gubernatorial election|Maryland gubernatorial election]], and [[Ben Cardin]], who defeated [[Michael Steele]] to win the [[2006 United States Senate election in Maryland|United States Senate election]].<ref name="rothenberg" />


=== Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign ===
=== Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign ===
Mook joined [[Hillary Clinton]]'s [[Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign|2008 presidential campaign]] in 2007. He served as the campaign's state director for [[Nevada]], [[Indiana]], and [[Ohio]]. Clinton won the [[Direct election|popular vote]] in all three states. Mook then managed [[Jeanne Shaheen]]'s [[2008 United States Senate election in New Hampshire|successful campaign]] for the [[United States Senate]] that fall.<ref name=rothenberg/><ref name=nytimes/> Mook joined the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]] (DCCC) in 2009 as their political director, and was named [[independent expenditure]] director of the DCCC in May 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cillizza |first=Chris |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/house/house-democrats-name-2010-camp.html |title=The Fix&nbsp;– House Democrats expand 2010 campaign team |newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date= May 10, 2010|access-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref> After the [[2010 United States House of Representatives elections|2010 House of Representatives elections]], where the Democrats lost the majority, Mook was named executive director.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/06/dccc-names-robby-mook-as-executive-director/ |title=DCCC names Robby Mook as executive director |first=Leslie|last=Bentz|work=[[CNN.com]] |date=December 6, 2010 |access-date=October 3, 2013}}</ref> In the [[2012 United States House of Representatives elections|2012 House of Representatives elections]], he aided the Democrats in gaining eight seats,<ref name=nytimes/> though Democrats had aimed for the 25 seats needed to retake the majority.<ref name=columbia/>
Mook joined [[Hillary Clinton]]'s [[Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign|2008 presidential campaign]] in 2007. He served as the campaign's state director for [[Nevada]], [[Indiana]], and [[Ohio]]. Clinton won the [[Direct election|popular vote]] in all three states. Mook then managed [[Jeanne Shaheen]]'s [[2008 United States Senate election in New Hampshire|successful campaign]] for the [[United States Senate]] that fall.<ref name=rothenberg/><ref name=nytimes/> Mook joined the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]] (DCCC) in 2009 as their political director, and was named [[independent expenditure]] director of the DCCC in May 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cillizza |first=Chris |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/house/house-democrats-name-2010-camp.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201025334/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/house/house-democrats-name-2010-camp.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |title=The Fix&nbsp;– House Democrats expand 2010 campaign team |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date= May 10, 2010|access-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref> After the [[2010 United States House of Representatives elections|2010 House of Representatives elections]], where the Democrats lost the majority, Mook was named executive director.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/06/dccc-names-robby-mook-as-executive-director/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209065005/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/06/dccc-names-robby-mook-as-executive-director/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 9, 2010 |title=DCCC names Robby Mook as executive director |first=Leslie|last=Bentz|work=[[CNN]] |date=December 6, 2010 |access-date=October 3, 2013}}</ref> In the [[2012 United States House of Representatives elections|2012 House of Representatives elections]], he aided the Democrats in gaining eight seats,<ref name=nytimes/> though Democrats had aimed for the 25 seats needed to retake the majority.<ref name=columbia/>


=== Terry McAuliffe campaign ===
=== Terry McAuliffe campaign ===
In 2013, Mook left the DCCC and was named the campaign manager of [[Terry McAuliffe]]'s [[Virginia gubernatorial election, 2013|gubernatorial campaign]].<ref name=wapo_bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/robby-mook/gIQASiJcKP_topic.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911045528/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/robby-mook/gIQASiJcKP_topic.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2013 |title=Robby Mook |work=The Washington Post |date=September 26, 2013 |access-date=October 3, 2013}}</ref><ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/us/politics/virginia-campaign-could-lift-strategist-to-stardom.html?pagewanted=all|title=Virginia Campaign Could Lift Strategist to Stardom|first=Albert R.|last=Hunt|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 14, 2013|access-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref> That year, ''[[Politico]]'' named Mook one of their "50 Politicos to Watch."<ref>{{cite web|first=Alexander|last=Burns|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/50-politicos-to-watch-robby-mook-94168.html|title=50 Politicos to Watch: Robby Mook|work=[[Politico]]|publisher=[[Capitol News Company]]|location=[[Arlington County, Virginia]]|date=July 19, 2013|access-date=January 7, 2015}}</ref> Mook led McAuliffe's campaign to victory.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jonathan|last=Allen|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2014-12-22/the-man-poised-to-guide-hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign|title= The Man Poised to Guide Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign|work=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|location=New York City|date=December 22, 2014|access-date=January 7, 2015}}</ref> He worked for McAuliffe's political action committee as well as the Virginia Progress PAC, helping in the reelection campaign of Senator [[Mark Warner]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Garrett|last=Evans|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/228851-robby-mook-emerges-as-heavy-favorite-for-clinton-campaign|title=Favorite emerges for Clinton campaign|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|publisher=Capitol Hill Publishing Corp.|location=Washington, DC|date=January 8, 2015|access-date=February 12, 2018}}</ref>
In 2013, Mook left the DCCC and was named the campaign manager of [[Terry McAuliffe]]'s [[Virginia gubernatorial election, 2013|gubernatorial campaign]].<ref name=wapo_bio>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/robby-mook/gIQASiJcKP_topic.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911045528/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/robby-mook/gIQASiJcKP_topic.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2013 |title=Robby Mook |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=September 26, 2013 |access-date=October 3, 2013}}</ref><ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/us/politics/virginia-campaign-could-lift-strategist-to-stardom.html?pagewanted=all|title=Virginia Campaign Could Lift Strategist to Stardom|first=Albert R.|last=Hunt|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 14, 2013|access-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref> That year, ''[[Politico]]'' named Mook one of their "50 Politicos to Watch".<ref>{{cite web|first=Alexander|last=Burns|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/50-politicos-to-watch-robby-mook-94168.html|title=50 Politicos to Watch: Robby Mook|work=[[Politico]]|date=July 19, 2013|access-date=January 7, 2015}}</ref> Mook led McAuliffe's campaign to victory.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jonathan|last=Allen|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2014-12-22/the-man-poised-to-guide-hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign|title= The Man Poised to Guide Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign|work=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|location=New York City|date=December 22, 2014|access-date=January 7, 2015}}</ref> He worked for McAuliffe's political action committee as well as the Virginia Progress PAC, helping in the reelection campaign of Senator [[Mark Warner]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Garrett|last=Evans|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/228851-robby-mook-emerges-as-heavy-favorite-for-clinton-campaign/|title=Favorite emerges for Clinton campaign|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=January 8, 2015|access-date=February 12, 2018}}</ref>


=== Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign ===
=== Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign ===
In January 2015, Clinton hired Mook and [[Joel Benenson]] as strategists.<ref>{{cite web|first=Maggie|last=Haberman|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/hillary-clinton-robby-mook-joel-benenson-2016-114024.html|title=Hillary Clinton brings in Robby Mook, Joel Benenson for likely teame|website=[[Politico]]|publisher=[[Capitol News Company]]|location=[[Arlington County, Virginia]]|date=January 7, 2015|access-date=January 7, 2015}}</ref> Upon the April 2015 announcement of [[Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign|Clinton's 2016 campaign]] for president, Mook was introduced as Clinton's campaign manager.<ref>{{cite web|first=Annie|last=Karni|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/hillary-clinton-2016-election-presidential-launch-116888.html|title=Hillary Clinton formally announces 2016 run.|work=[[Politico]]|publisher=[[Capitol News Company]]|location=[[Arlington County, Virginia]]|date=April 12, 2015|access-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Edward|last=Helmore|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/12/robby-mook-hillary-clinton-presidential|title=Can the geek who hates the spotlight guide Hillary to the White House?|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|location=London, England|date=11 April 2015|access-date=12 April 2015}}</ref> According to the ''[[Washington Post]]'', as Clinton's campaign manager, Mook won praise "both inside the campaign and among Clinton's vast circle of second-guessers, for the airtight and drama-free campaign he has built."<ref name="TumultyBiggest">{{cite news|first=Karen|last=Tumulty|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clintons-campaign-manager-faces-his-biggest-test/2016/02/19/baca26e2-d4ba-11e5-b195-2e29a4e13425_story.html|title=In Nevada, Clinton's campaign manager faces his biggest test|work=[[Washington Post]]|publisher=Nash Holdings LLC|location=Washington DC|date=February 19, 2016|access-date=April 30, 2018}}</ref> A group of about 150 young political operatives close to Mook became known as the "Mook [[Mafia]]."<ref name="TumultyBiggest" /><ref>{{cite news|first=Aaron|last=Blake|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/11/14/what-the-mook-mafia-e-mails-really-tell-us-about-hillary-clintons-presidential-bid/|title=The Hillary 2016 campaign infighting begins even before the Hillary 2016 campaign begins|work=[[Washington Post]]|publisher=Nash Holdings LLC|location=Washington DC|date=November 14, 2014|access-date=April 30, 2018}}</ref>
In January 2015, Clinton hired Mook and [[Joel Benenson]] as strategists.<ref>{{cite web|first=Maggie|last=Haberman|authorlink=Maggie Haberman|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/hillary-clinton-robby-mook-joel-benenson-2016-114024.html|title=Hillary Clinton brings in Robby Mook, Joel Benenson for likely teame|website=[[Politico]]|date=January 7, 2015|access-date=January 7, 2015}}</ref> Upon the April 2015 announcement of [[Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign|Clinton's 2016 campaign]] for president, Mook was introduced as Clinton's campaign manager.<ref>{{cite web|first=Annie|last=Karni|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/hillary-clinton-2016-election-presidential-launch-116888.html|title=Hillary Clinton formally announces 2016 run.|work=[[Politico]]|date=April 12, 2015|access-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Edward|last=Helmore|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/12/robby-mook-hillary-clinton-presidential|title=Can the geek who hates the spotlight guide Hillary to the White House?|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=11 April 2015|access-date=12 April 2015}}</ref> According to ''[[The Washington Post]]'', as Clinton's campaign manager, Mook won praise "both inside the campaign and among Clinton's vast circle of second-guessers, for the airtight and drama-free campaign he has built."<ref name="TumultyBiggest">{{cite news|first=Karen|last=Tumulty|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clintons-campaign-manager-faces-his-biggest-test/2016/02/19/baca26e2-d4ba-11e5-b195-2e29a4e13425_story.html|title=In Nevada, Clinton's campaign manager faces his biggest test|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=February 19, 2016|access-date=April 30, 2018}}</ref> A group of about 150 young political operatives close to Mook became known as the "Mook [[Mafia]]."<ref name="TumultyBiggest" /><ref>{{cite news|first=Aaron|last=Blake|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/11/14/what-the-mook-mafia-e-mails-really-tell-us-about-hillary-clintons-presidential-bid/|title=The Hillary 2016 campaign infighting begins even before the Hillary 2016 campaign begins|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=November 14, 2014|access-date=April 30, 2018}}</ref>


Mook played a key role in negotiating with [[Bernie Sanders]]' [[Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign|campaign]] to win his endorsement for Clinton.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://graphics.wsj.com/image-grid/hillary-clinton-inner-circle/2543/robby-mook-campaign-manager|title=Robby Mook, campaign manager {{!}} Election 2016: Hillary Clinton's Inner Circle|last=Graphics|first=WSJ.com News|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=2018-02-24|language=en}}</ref> During the campaign, [[Donna Brazile]] commented on Mook's micro-tagging of voters based on purchasing preferences, alleging that it "missed the big picture." Clinton did not win the election, losing to Republican [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{Cite book|first=Donna|last=Brazile|author-link=Donna Brazile|title=Hacks : the inside story of the break-ins and breakdowns that put Donald Trump in the White House|isbn=9780316478519|publisher=[[Hachette Books]]|location=New York City|date=2017|pages=54–55, 86|oclc=1007319949}}</ref>
Mook played a key role in negotiating with [[Bernie Sanders]]' [[Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign|campaign]] to win his endorsement for Clinton.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Joshua|last=Jamerson|url=http://graphics.wsj.com/image-grid/hillary-clinton-inner-circle/2543/robby-mook-campaign-manager|title=Hillary Clinton's Inner Circle|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=July 25, 2016|access-date=February 24, 2018|language=en}}</ref> During the campaign, [[Donna Brazile]] commented on Mook's micro-tagging of voters based on purchasing preferences, alleging that it "missed the big picture". Clinton lost the election to Republican [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{Cite book|first=Donna|last=Brazile|author-link=Donna Brazile|title=Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the White House|isbn=9780316478519|publisher=[[Hachette Books]]|location=New York City|date=2017|pages=54–55, 86|oclc=1007319949}}</ref>


<ref></ref>==== Aftermath ====
==== Aftermath ====
In the aftermath of the campaign, former staffers and political pundits criticized Mook for actions taken during the campaign. In particular, they faulted what they considered his excessive focus on data analytics.<ref name="NYTKaku">{{cite web|first=Michiko|last=Kakutani|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/17/books/shattered-charts-hillary-clintons-course-into-the-iceberg.html|title='Shattered' Charts Hillary Clinton's Course Into the Iceberg|work=[[New York Times]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|location=New York City|date=April 17, 2017|access-date=February 20, 2019|quote=As described in ''Shattered'', Clinton’s campaign manager, Robby Mook — who centered the Clinton operation on data analytics (information about voters, given to him by number crunchers) as opposed to more old-fashioned methods of polling, knocking on doors and trying to persuade undecideds — made one strategic mistake after another, but was kept on by Clinton, despite her own misgivings.}}</ref><ref name="Politico2016">{{cite web|first=Edward-Isaac|last=Dovere|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/michigan-hillary-clinton-trump-232547|title=How Clinton lost Michigan — and blew the election|website=[[Politico]]|publisher=[[Capitol News Company]]|location=[[Arlington County, Virginia]]|date=December 14, 2016|access-date=February 20, 2019|quote=The anecdotes are different but the narrative is the same across battlegrounds, where Democratic operatives lament a one-size-fits-all approach drawn entirely from pre-selected data — operatives spit out “the model, the model,” as they complain about it — guiding Mook’s decisions on field, television, everything else. }}</ref>
In the aftermath of the campaign, former staffers and political pundits criticized Mook for actions taken during the campaign. In particular, they faulted what they considered his excessive focus on data analytics.<ref name="NYTKaku">{{cite web|first=Michiko|last=Kakutani|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/17/books/shattered-charts-hillary-clintons-course-into-the-iceberg.html|title='Shattered' Charts Hillary Clinton's Course Into the Iceberg|work=[[The New York Times]]|location=New York City|date=April 17, 2017|access-date=February 20, 2019|quote=As described in ''Shattered'', Clinton’s campaign manager, Robby Mook — who centered the Clinton operation on data analytics (information about voters, given to him by number crunchers) as opposed to more old-fashioned methods of polling, knocking on doors and trying to persuade undecideds — made one strategic mistake after another, but was kept on by Clinton, despite her own misgivings.}}</ref><ref name="Politico2016">{{cite web|first=Edward-Isaac|last=Dovere|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/michigan-hillary-clinton-trump-232547|title=How Clinton lost Michigan — and blew the election|website=[[Politico]]|publisher=[[Capitol News Company]]|location=[[Arlington County, Virginia]]|date=December 14, 2016|access-date=February 20, 2019|quote=The anecdotes are different but the narrative is the same across battlegrounds, where Democratic operatives lament a one-size-fits-all approach drawn entirely from pre-selected data — operatives spit out “the model, the model,” as they complain about it — guiding Mook’s decisions on field, television, everything else. }}</ref>


In 2017, in response to [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections|Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election]], Mook, together with [[Matt Rhoades]], started the "Defending Digital Democracy" initiative at the [[Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs]] at the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government|Harvard Kennedy School]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Ellen|last=Nakashima|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/former-clinton-and-romney-campaign-chiefs-join-forces-to-fight-election-hacking/2017/07/17/756ccf56-6b12-11e7-b9e2-2056e768a7e5_story.html|title=Former Clinton and Romney campaign chiefs join forces to fight election hacking|work=[[Washington Post]]|publisher=Nash Holdings LLC|location=Washington DC|date=July 18, 2017|access-date=February 24, 2018|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
In 2017, in response to [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections|Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election]], Mook, together with [[Matt Rhoades]], started the "Defending Digital Democracy" initiative at the [[Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs]] at the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government|Harvard Kennedy School]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Ellen|last=Nakashima|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/former-clinton-and-romney-campaign-chiefs-join-forces-to-fight-election-hacking/2017/07/17/756ccf56-6b12-11e7-b9e2-2056e768a7e5_story.html|title=Former Clinton and Romney campaign chiefs join forces to fight election hacking|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|publisher=Nash Holdings LLC|location=Washington DC|date=July 18, 2017|access-date=February 24, 2018|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>


In January 2017, Leading Authorities, a Washington, D.C.-based speaker's bureau, falsely announced that Mook had teamed with Trump campaign manager [[Corey Lewandowski]] to offer insights into the 2016 race.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Louis|last=Nelson|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/robby-mook-corey-lewandowski-speaking-engagements-234157|title=Agency that advertised joint Mook, Lewandowski speaking engagements pulls web page down|website=[[Politico]]|publisher=[[Capitol News Company]]|location=[[Arlington County, Virginia]]|date=January 25, 2017|access-date=March 19, 2017}}</ref> Mook and Lewandowski denied the allegation, and Mook fired the firm as a result.<ref name="atlantic">{{cite news|first=Jake|last=Sherman|url=http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/playbook/2017/01/power-dinner-jared-and-ivanka-break-bread-with-tim-cook-and-lisa-jackson-philly-update-peacefor-now-putin-and-trumps-saturday-phone-date-ryan-intvw-today-at-3-bday-keith-olbermann-218429|title=MOOK DITCHES LEADING AUTHORITIES|website=[[Politico]]|publisher=[[Capitol News Company]]|location=[[Arlington County, Virginia]]|date=January 27, 2017|access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref>
In January 2017, Leading Authorities, a Washington, D.C.–based speaker's bureau, falsely announced that Mook had teamed with Trump campaign manager [[Corey Lewandowski]] to offer insights into the 2016 race.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Louis|last=Nelson|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/robby-mook-corey-lewandowski-speaking-engagements-234157|title=Agency that advertised joint Mook, Lewandowski speaking engagements pulls web page down|website=[[Politico]]|publisher=[[Capitol News Company]]|location=[[Arlington County, Virginia]]|date=January 25, 2017|access-date=March 19, 2017}}</ref> Mook and Lewandowski denied the allegation, and Mook fired the firm as a result.<ref name="atlantic">{{cite news|first=Jake|last=Sherman|url=http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/playbook/2017/01/power-dinner-jared-and-ivanka-break-bread-with-tim-cook-and-lisa-jackson-philly-update-peacefor-now-putin-and-trumps-saturday-phone-date-ryan-intvw-today-at-3-bday-keith-olbermann-218429|title=MOOK DITCHES LEADING AUTHORITIES|website=[[Politico]]|publisher=[[Capitol News Company]]|location=[[Arlington County, Virginia]]|date=January 27, 2017|access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref>


During testimony given in cross-examination of the trial of Michael Sussmann, Robby Mook, testified on Friday that the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee agreed to provide information about a link between her opponent Donald Trump and Russian Alfa Bank to a reporter, despite the fact that her campaign was not certain about the truth of the allegations. <ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/robby-mook-says-clinton-agreed-to-give-trump-russia-material-to-reporter/ar-AAXxyQ5</ref>
During testimony given in May 2022 in the trial of [[Michael Sussmann]], Mook testified that Clinton agreed to give a reporter information that connected Trump with Russian [[Alfa-Bank]], even though her campaign was uncertain about whether the allegations were true. <ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-durham-investigation-robby-mook/ | title=Former Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook says Clinton agreed to give Trump-Russia material to reporter | publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=May 20, 2022|last=Smolinski|first=Paulina}}</ref>


=== House Majority PAC===
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Mook was the first openly [[gay]] manager of a major presidential campaign.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Andy|last1=Kroll|first2=Patrick|last2=Caldwell|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/04/robby-mook-hillary-clinton-campaign-manager-profile|title=Robby Mook just took the hardest job in politics: saving the Clintons from themselves|work=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]|publisher=[[Foundation for National Progress]]|location=San Francisco, California|date=April 9, 2015|access-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=James| last=McDonald |url=http://www.out.com/news-opinion/2015/4/20/five-things-we-know-about-robby-mook-hillary-clintons-openly-gay-campaign |title=Five Things We Know About Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton's Openly Gay Campaign Manager |work=[[Out Magazine]] |publisher=[[Here Media]]|location=San Francisco, California|date=April 20, 2015 |access-date=July 3, 2015}}</ref> In September 2017, Mook was announced as the [[Harvard Institute of Politics]] 2017–2018 Visiting Fellow.<ref>{{cite news|first=Matt |last=Rocheleau|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/09/15/what-visiting-fellow-harvard-institute-politics-here-full-list/aiHcbBM4KKvVLHINCQx3VM/story.html|title=What is a visiting fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics?|newspaper=[[Boston Globe]]|publisher=Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC|location=Boston, Massachusetts|date=September 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>[https://iop.harvard.edu/fellows/robby-mook Harvard IOP listing for Robby Mook]</ref>
Mook was the first openly [[gay]] manager of a major presidential campaign.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Andy|last1=Kroll|first2=Patrick|last2=Caldwell|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/04/robby-mook-hillary-clinton-campaign-manager-profile|title=Robby Mook just took the hardest job in politics: saving the Clintons from themselves|work=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]|publisher=[[Foundation for National Progress]]|location=San Francisco, California|date=April 9, 2015|access-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=James| last=McDonald |url=http://www.out.com/news-opinion/2015/4/20/five-things-we-know-about-robby-mook-hillary-clintons-openly-gay-campaign |title=Five Things We Know About Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton's Openly Gay Campaign Manager |work=[[Out Magazine]] |publisher=[[Here Media]]|location=San Francisco, California|date=April 20, 2015 |access-date=July 3, 2015}}</ref> In September 2017, Mook was announced as the [[Harvard Institute of Politics]] 2017–2018 Visiting Fellow.<ref>{{cite news|first=Matt |last=Rocheleau|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/09/15/what-visiting-fellow-harvard-institute-politics-here-full-list/aiHcbBM4KKvVLHINCQx3VM/story.html|title=What is a visiting fellow at Harvard's Institute of Politics?|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|publisher=Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC|location=Boston, Massachusetts|date=September 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>[https://iop.harvard.edu/fellows/robby-mook Harvard IOP listing for Robby Mook]</ref>


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Robby Mook
Mook in 2016
Born (1979-12-03) December 3, 1979 (age 45)
Sharon, Vermont, U.S.
EducationColumbia University (BA)
Political partyDemocratic

Robert E. Mook (/mʊk/; born December 3, 1979) is an American former political strategist. He was the campaign manager for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.

Mook worked on state campaigns and on Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign. He then joined the Democratic National Committee and worked for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign as a state director in three states.

Mook managed former Governor Jeanne Shaheen's campaign during the 2008 United States Senate election in New Hampshire, served as the executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2012, and was the campaign manager for Terry McAuliffe's successful 2013 gubernatorial campaign.

In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, Mook drew criticism for his campaign strategy, specifically his reliance on data analytics.[1]

Early life and education

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Mook was born in Sharon, Vermont, the son of Kathryn and Delo Mook, and was raised in nearby Norwich, across the river from Hanover, New Hampshire.[2] His father was a physics professor at Dartmouth College in Hanover, and his mother was a hospital administrator at Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center, in nearby Lebanon, New Hampshire.[3][4]

Mook attended Hanover High School, where Matt Dunne, a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, served as the theater director. Dunne met Mook when he auditioned for a school play, and Mook volunteered for Dunne's reelection campaign.[3][4] Mook graduated from Columbia University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in classics.[4][5][6] At Columbia, he starred in the 108th Varsity Show, along with Michelle Collins, Brandon Victor Dixon, Lang Fisher, Peter Koechley, Will Graham, Gabe Liedman, and Jenny Slate.[7] Mook also served in the United States Senate Page program.[3]

Career

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Political campaigns

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During the summer after Mook's freshman year at Columbia, Dunne hired Mook as the first paid staffer for the Vermont Democratic House Campaign, working to elect Democrats to the Vermont House.[3][6] Mook worked as a field director during the 2002 Vermont gubernatorial election, which the Democrats lost. He served as deputy field director during Dean's 2004 presidential campaign in Wisconsin and New Hampshire. He joined the Democratic National Committee after Dean lost the nomination to John Kerry, serving as director of the get out the vote effort in Wisconsin during the general election. He worked for David W. Marsden, managing a campaign that won a previously Republican-held seat in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2005. In 2006, he coordinated the campaigns of Martin O'Malley, who defeated incumbent Bob Ehrlich in the Maryland gubernatorial election, and Ben Cardin, who defeated Michael Steele to win the United States Senate election.[4]

Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign

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Mook joined Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign in 2007. He served as the campaign's state director for Nevada, Indiana, and Ohio. Clinton won the popular vote in all three states. Mook then managed Jeanne Shaheen's successful campaign for the United States Senate that fall.[4][8] Mook joined the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in 2009 as their political director, and was named independent expenditure director of the DCCC in May 2010.[9] After the 2010 House of Representatives elections, where the Democrats lost the majority, Mook was named executive director.[10] In the 2012 House of Representatives elections, he aided the Democrats in gaining eight seats,[8] though Democrats had aimed for the 25 seats needed to retake the majority.[6]

Terry McAuliffe campaign

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In 2013, Mook left the DCCC and was named the campaign manager of Terry McAuliffe's gubernatorial campaign.[5][8] That year, Politico named Mook one of their "50 Politicos to Watch".[11] Mook led McAuliffe's campaign to victory.[12] He worked for McAuliffe's political action committee as well as the Virginia Progress PAC, helping in the reelection campaign of Senator Mark Warner in 2014.[13]

Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign

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In January 2015, Clinton hired Mook and Joel Benenson as strategists.[14] Upon the April 2015 announcement of Clinton's 2016 campaign for president, Mook was introduced as Clinton's campaign manager.[15][16] According to The Washington Post, as Clinton's campaign manager, Mook won praise "both inside the campaign and among Clinton's vast circle of second-guessers, for the airtight and drama-free campaign he has built."[17] A group of about 150 young political operatives close to Mook became known as the "Mook Mafia."[17][18]

Mook played a key role in negotiating with Bernie Sanders' campaign to win his endorsement for Clinton.[19] During the campaign, Donna Brazile commented on Mook's micro-tagging of voters based on purchasing preferences, alleging that it "missed the big picture". Clinton lost the election to Republican Donald Trump.[20]

Aftermath

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In the aftermath of the campaign, former staffers and political pundits criticized Mook for actions taken during the campaign. In particular, they faulted what they considered his excessive focus on data analytics.[1][21]

In 2017, in response to Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, Mook, together with Matt Rhoades, started the "Defending Digital Democracy" initiative at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.[22]

In January 2017, Leading Authorities, a Washington, D.C.–based speaker's bureau, falsely announced that Mook had teamed with Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski to offer insights into the 2016 race.[23] Mook and Lewandowski denied the allegation, and Mook fired the firm as a result.[24]

During testimony given in May 2022 in the trial of Michael Sussmann, Mook testified that Clinton agreed to give a reporter information that connected Trump with Russian Alfa-Bank, even though her campaign was uncertain about whether the allegations were true. [25]

House Majority PAC

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In February 2019, Mook became president of House Majority PAC, a super PAC supporting Democrats in House of Representatives elections.[26]

Personal life

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Mook was the first openly gay manager of a major presidential campaign.[27][28] In September 2017, Mook was announced as the Harvard Institute of Politics 2017–2018 Visiting Fellow.[29][30]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kakutani, Michiko (April 17, 2017). "'Shattered' Charts Hillary Clinton's Course Into the Iceberg". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved February 20, 2019. As described in Shattered, Clinton's campaign manager, Robby Mook — who centered the Clinton operation on data analytics (information about voters, given to him by number crunchers) as opposed to more old-fashioned methods of polling, knocking on doors and trying to persuade undecideds — made one strategic mistake after another, but was kept on by Clinton, despite her own misgivings.
  2. ^ Hongoltz, Matt (January 31, 2016). "Hanover — Sitting in front of the Christmas tree in the living room Friday evening, among the plates of baguettes". Vnews.com. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d Heintz, Paul (September 18, 2013). "Take Back Virginia? Old Dominion Dems Are Counting on Vermont-Born Robby Mook". Seven Days. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e Gonzales, Nathan L. (August 2, 2010). "DCCC Turns to Mook's Ground Game for Fall". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Robby Mook". The Washington Post. September 26, 2013. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Political Strategist". Columbia College Today. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  7. ^ Barnard College (2002). Mortarboard. Barnard College. Barnard College.
  8. ^ a b c Hunt, Albert R. (July 14, 2013). "Virginia Campaign Could Lift Strategist to Stardom". The New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  9. ^ Cillizza, Chris (May 10, 2010). "The Fix – House Democrats expand 2010 campaign team". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  10. ^ Bentz, Leslie (December 6, 2010). "DCCC names Robby Mook as executive director". CNN. Archived from the original on December 9, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  11. ^ Burns, Alexander (July 19, 2013). "50 Politicos to Watch: Robby Mook". Politico. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  12. ^ Allen, Jonathan (December 22, 2014). "The Man Poised to Guide Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign". Bloomberg. New York City. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  13. ^ Evans, Garrett (January 8, 2015). "Favorite emerges for Clinton campaign". The Hill. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  14. ^ Haberman, Maggie (January 7, 2015). "Hillary Clinton brings in Robby Mook, Joel Benenson for likely teame". Politico. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  15. ^ Karni, Annie (April 12, 2015). "Hillary Clinton formally announces 2016 run". Politico. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  16. ^ Helmore, Edward (April 11, 2015). "Can the geek who hates the spotlight guide Hillary to the White House?". The Guardian. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  17. ^ a b Tumulty, Karen (February 19, 2016). "In Nevada, Clinton's campaign manager faces his biggest test". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  18. ^ Blake, Aaron (November 14, 2014). "The Hillary 2016 campaign infighting begins even before the Hillary 2016 campaign begins". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  19. ^ Jamerson, Joshua (July 25, 2016). "Hillary Clinton's Inner Circle". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  20. ^ Brazile, Donna (2017). Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the White House. New York City: Hachette Books. pp. 54–55, 86. ISBN 9780316478519. OCLC 1007319949.
  21. ^ Dovere, Edward-Isaac (December 14, 2016). "How Clinton lost Michigan — and blew the election". Politico. Arlington County, Virginia: Capitol News Company. Retrieved February 20, 2019. The anecdotes are different but the narrative is the same across battlegrounds, where Democratic operatives lament a one-size-fits-all approach drawn entirely from pre-selected data — operatives spit out "the model, the model," as they complain about it — guiding Mook's decisions on field, television, everything else.
  22. ^ Nakashima, Ellen (July 18, 2017). "Former Clinton and Romney campaign chiefs join forces to fight election hacking". The Washington Post. Washington DC: Nash Holdings LLC. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  23. ^ Nelson, Louis (January 25, 2017). "Agency that advertised joint Mook, Lewandowski speaking engagements pulls web page down". Politico. Arlington County, Virginia: Capitol News Company. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  24. ^ Sherman, Jake (January 27, 2017). "MOOK DITCHES LEADING AUTHORITIES". Politico. Arlington County, Virginia: Capitol News Company. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  25. ^ Smolinski, Paulina (May 20, 2022). "Former Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook says Clinton agreed to give Trump-Russia material to reporter". CBS News.
  26. ^ Sherman, Jake; Palmer, Anna; Lippman, Daniel (February 26, 2019). "POLITICO Playbook PM: Robby Mook's new gig". Politico. Arlington, Virginia: Capitol News Company. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  27. ^ Kroll, Andy; Caldwell, Patrick (April 9, 2015). "Robby Mook just took the hardest job in politics: saving the Clintons from themselves". Mother Jones. San Francisco, California: Foundation for National Progress. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  28. ^ McDonald, James (April 20, 2015). "Five Things We Know About Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton's Openly Gay Campaign Manager". Out Magazine. San Francisco, California: Here Media. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  29. ^ Rocheleau, Matt (September 15, 2017). "What is a visiting fellow at Harvard's Institute of Politics?". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC.
  30. ^ Harvard IOP listing for Robby Mook
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