FLASHREPORT

It's hard for me to think of a job more exhausting that being a candidate for Governor.  But the one that I can think of that comes the closest would be that of being a Press Secretary for a candidate for Governor.  Today the Steve Poizner for Governor campaign will announce that they have hired GOP veteran communications specialist Bettina Inclan to serve in that critical role for the Insurance Commissioner's bid for the top elective office in California.

As campaigns go, the press secretary is ultimately responsible for the day-to-day interaction between the campaign and the media, as well as facilitating interactions between the candidate and members of the media.  Given Poizner's philosophy of making himself very accessible to the press corps, this will make Inclan's job that much more chaotic!

Most recently, Inclan has been handling communications and outreach for Citizens In Charge - which is a national voting rights group dedicated to protecting the ballot initiative and referendum process. 

Her previous resume includes service as Executive Director of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly, and as Communications Director for the U.S. House Republican Policy Committee.  She also worked with U.S.  Reps. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) and Lincoln Balart (R-FL).

I can assure my friends (and my not-friends) in the MSM that working with Inclan will be a very positive experience.

Of course, Inclan has healthy "friendly competition" over on Team Whitman, where her counterpart is longtime FR friend Sarah Pompei, also a serious veteran GOP communications professional.  Both Sarah and Bettina have one thing in common - the complete and total surrender of their personal lives for the next eleven months (one of them for even longer!).