The control freak was probably directing the IRS assault on conservatives...
In an administration not known for its embrace of outsiders, Ms. Cutter managed to become a trusted aide to both Michelle Obama, whom she worked for in 2008 and in the White House, and Mr. Obama, who pleaded with her to take West Wing and campaign jobs.
Ms. Cutter previously worked for President Bill Clinton and Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, as well as for Edward M. Kennedy, quickly becoming a trusted Kennedy family confidante.
Her bright career was almost derailed in 2004, though, after Senator John Kerry’s failed presidential bid. Ms. Cutter, who had been the campaign’s communications chief
In 2010, Ms. Cutter was tapped to help the White House sell health care reform, and the next year she stepped into an advisory role in the West Wing, arriving at a time when even the president admitted the administration’s message was not being communicated effectively. She quickly developed a reputation as the polished, sometimes scarily organized strategist who gets things done, compared with Mr. Axelrod’s reputation as a charming but shambling personality who was widely blamed for dropping the ball on White House communication.
While working for the president, Ms. Cutter played a key part in developing the “We Can’t Wait” campaign, an effort to pass economic policy by executive order that paints Congressional gridlock as standing in Mr. Obama’s way.
She has a tight-knit group of like-minded friends, including the MSNBC political analyst Karen Finney; Alyssa Mastromonaco, White House deputy chief of staff; and Julianna Smoot, the Democratic fund-raiser and former White House social secretary
Ms. Cutter, who is single, lives in a rented apartment on Chicago’s Gold Coast
Friends said she is as direct in offering relationship and fashion advice as she is in advising Mr. Obama and the other politicians she’s worked for.
When Ms. Smoot, a fellow Smith graduate who is also a deputy campaign manager, was named White House social secretary, Ms. Cutter helped her buy a new wardrobe. “She’d say, ‘Yeah, that color isn’t working’ or ‘Why don’t you not wear that shirt anymore?,’ but she’s careful not to hurt people’s feelings,” Ms. Smoot said.
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