The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is getting serious, by god. After historic defeats in Congressional elections this November, the trip-c is now turning to a Vermonter to get things done. Robby Mook has been the rising star in the national Democratic electioneering world, running Jeanne Shaheen’s Senatorial campaign next door in NH, and serving as Hillary Clinton’s campaign big dog during the presidential primary. When Clinton needed a win in a nailbiter, battleground state, she’d send in Robby who always deliver (e.g. in Nevada and Indiana). If she coulda cloned him, she would’ve taken the nomination.

Robby is a Norwich native and got his start in politics working for the VT Democratic House Caucus’s PAC back in the late 90’s before becoming the Vermont Democratic Party’s Field Director in 2002, where he was also my officemate. It was there that Robby clearly learned everything he ever needed to know, as his career went meteoric. Either that or he just figured at that point he had to do whatever it took to avoid having to share an office with me again. I mean, I used to sleep in that office. Couldna been the most fragrant of places.

But I digress. Here’s CNN on the DC Mookapalooza:

A former Hillary Clinton campaign staffer, Mook will now run the campaign arm for the House Democrats as they gear up for the 2012 elections. Mook served as the DCCC’s independent expenditure director since May of 2010.

[…] Mook now faces the daunting task of picking up those seats lost during his tenure as the DCCC’s independent expenditure director in the 2010 midterm elections, when the Democrats lost their majority.

“I look forward to putting together another great team at the DCCC and working closely with our Members and candidates to win back the majority for Democrats in 2012,” Mook said.