Mitt Romney splits with Brett O’Donnell
O’Donnell was paid for his work assisting Romney but was not offered a formal role. | AP, Reuters
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By JONATHAN MARTIN and MAGGIE HABERMAN | 2/3/12
A GOP operative who won plaudits for bolstering Mitt Romney’s recent debate performances is not being retained by the front-runner’s campaign, an apparent victim of internal tensions over staff receiving too much credit for the candidate’s comeback, POLITICO has learned.
Brett O’Donnell, a former top aide to Michele Bachmann, has been paid for his work assisting Romney in the crucial Florida debates but was not offered a formal role with the campaign as he expected, according to Republican sources familiar with the situation.
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