Sarah Palin hires chief-of-staff

CNN has learned that Sarah Palin has added a veteran Republican strategist to serve as chief-of-staff for her political action committee, Sarah PAC, one of the biggest indicators yet that the 2008 vice presidential nominee is planning a run for the White House.

POLITICO also confirmed the report late Friday night that Michael Glassner will serve the key role.

Michael Glassner, an attorney and longtime adviser to former Kansas senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole is familiar with Palin since he managed vice presidential operations during John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. Glassner was in charge of overseeing Sarah Palin’s travel, schedule and communications. A Jersey City resident, Glassner is a former executive at IDT Corp., a global communications company based in Newark and began coordinating vice presidential details even before McCain chose a running mate.

“We are happy and excited that Mike is joining our team,” Sarah PAC spokesman Tim Crawford told CNN.

As Politico reports, “One of the key hurdles most Republican operatives say Palin has to clear in order to seriously run for president is hire an experienced staff. Glassner is a step in that direction.”

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As published on Examiner.com