Guy credited for Romney's debate turnaround let go by Romney: Ron Paul staff - get him! Politico link.

He obviously knows what makes Romney tick now and can point out his weaknesses along with helping Ron give a forceful presentation of a strong national defense through massing within the states.

Please bump and vote this out of the basement so it gets read by campaign. Maybe they've already thought of it - but it can't hurt.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72433.html

Mitt Romney splits with Brett O’Donnell

Mitt Romney (left) and Brett O’Donnell are shown in this composite. | AP, Reuters

O’Donnell was paid for his work assisting Romney but was not offered a formal role. | AP, Reuters
By JONATHAN MARTIN and MAGGIE HABERMAN | 2/3/12 6:25 PM EST Updated: 2/3/12 11:52 PM EST

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.

After O’Donnell was identified last week as advising Romney and then highlighted in subsequent news accounts as being one of the reasons behind the former Massachusetts governor’s improved debate performances, Romney campaign officials grew uneasy.

O’Donnell received phone calls late last week from two Romney advisers — campaign manager Matt Rhoades and informal adviser Charlie Black — where it was made clear that there was severe discomfort about how his role was being portrayed in the media and that he ought to tread lightly.

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