But there may be no political couple odder than that of Buttigieg and Smith. Each was the political id the candidate couldnt, or wouldnt, express. Lis Smith: My favorite was one person asking me if I lost a bet or something. Wren: Theres a part of Pete that is a little wonky, a little square. She is most well known for being the senior advisor for Pete Buttigieg's 2020 presidential campaign and the director of rapid response for Obama's 2012 campaign. Mistakes that Ive made with media. It was in 2013, the time when Smith was working for the de Blasio campaign, that she began dating Eliot Spitzer. I think I am impressive because I am a violinist and I went to Dartmouth and I speak French and have traveled all over the world and, I dont know, I know a lot about great apes, she says. That is not how she ran his race. She puts the word fuck through every part of speech the word can be bent into: noun, pronoun, gerund, verb, term of endearment, sobriquet, epithet, honorific. Win or lose in the 2020 Democratic campaign, Pete Buttigieg's senior adviser Lis Smith has turned an unknown mayor into a serious contender. She was my girlfriend., Later, says Smith, when he was a state lawmaker, I would say to her, I am going to talk to such-and-such group, and she would tell me, This is what you should say. And I would say to her, Lis, I am not going to say that, its not my style, its not going to work. Why do I fucking love John McCain? Smith: Youve got to meet voters where they are. Miller is darkly. The Post ran the exclusive photos of Spitzer ducking in and out of the Soho walk-up. My advice is just go out there more, communicate more. She is practically shaking with excess energy. Politics is really personal to me. Spitzer leaves the apatment of Lis Smith at 5:44 a.m. on Dec. 19. Spitzer, at the time, was attempting to regain his footing in politics after resigning from his position in 2008. [20] She was a senior advisor on Corey Johnson's 2021 campaign for New York City Comptroller, and raised $3.5 million in funds for a PAC supporting Andrew Yang's 2021 mayoral campaign. Offers may be subject to change without notice. From the second I met Pete, I knew that there was something special about him. Chuck Kennedy/PFA. The tabloids followed the pair to Christmas at Smiths parents house in the upscale suburb of Bronxville. Click here. And if people like it they like it, and if they dont they were probably never going to vote for you anyway.. Unless youre a total psychopath . The one thing you saw on our campaign in 2020 is that everywhere we went, he was introduced by young leaders, young mayors. [2] In 2014, she became a communication consultant for Adriano Espaillat's congressional campaign. Wren: Youve worked in a lot of red states South Dakota, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio. She has extensive experience in public affairs, media relations, and crisis communications at the local, state and national levels. This 35-Year-Old Mayor From Indiana Is Wowing National Democrats The New Republic declared. She did, however, date a married. After news broke on the relationship, more photos were released, and Smith was eventually forced to come clean to fellow campaign members about the love match she had formed with Spitzer. After the fundraiser, Buttigieg is going to rush off to 30 Rock to do Maddow, then in the morning New Day on CNN, and then fly to Iowa, then do Morning Joe when hes back. Theyre out in country working on campaigns. Deciding to get into politics for me, and in the world of political operatives, was like jumping off a cliff. Eliot Spitzer]. These days, Smith seems to be heavily involved in promoting her new book. [10], In 2016, she was the spokesperson for Marisol Alcantara's successful New York State Senate campaign. Wren: How is Harris doing as a communicator? After winning the election, the candidate joined the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), and Smith consulted briefly for the group. We were on the bus in New Hampshire the week we were playing each other and furiously checking our lineups. I remember in Iowa, we had all these young mayors for him. Oversaturation? Lis Smith, a Democratic communications operative, has written a memoir that pulls back the curtain on how campaigns are won and lost. Fantasy football we were competitive about that. 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January 25 2022 01:38 PM A prosecution barrister has told a non-jury court it will hear evidence that Lisa Smith's husband took a sniper course on her advice while he was carrying out border. 8,310 Followers, 856 Following, 219 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Lis Smith (@lis__smith) How did that manifest itself with Pete, the first candidate youve ever advised who was approximately the same age as you? Candidates and the people around them can get so spun up about things, and when you get spun up you make the worst mistakes, she says. They just get swallowed up by the next news cycle, and never reach the voters who matter anyway. Details of that relationship were first brought to light by various media outlets and then, in Smiths recently debuted memoir, Any Given Tuesday: A Political Love Story. I cant believe you didnt know that! Im just going to leave it there because I thought it was funny. I am here to get you clips. Political strategist Lis Smith reveals in her new book how The Post exposed that she was dating prostitution-loving former Gov. So what I try to do is to meet candidates where they are, and to help work with them on what their strengths are and not to erase the things in them that are quirky or not, but see if we can use them as assets. Smiths Any Given Tuesday: A Political Love Story, out July 19, is an irreverent, intimate and honest look behind the curtain of modern political image-making including her own. Ahead of the release of her highly anticipated political memoir (which Politico Magazine excerpted last week), that includes figuring out how to get her computer to record our phone interview ammo to use in the event that its needed to set the record straight. I know youre asking it in good faith, but I am declining to answer it in good faith. Theyre just not looking in the right places. Riley Keough's husband, Ben Smith-Petersen, revealed the couple welcomed a baby girl while he gave a speech on behalf of his wife during a memorial service for Lisa Marie Presley on Sunday By. It meant a lot to me as a woman to have someone like that. Lis Smith is recording this call. Its just a personal part of my book. How badly," she asks me, are you trying to fuck me over right now?, Interactive: The Lo-Fi Voices That Speak for AmericaBy M. Scott Mahaskey and Zack Stanton. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. They have one man to thank. In real life, I have a really close-knit family. The Simpsons actress Yeardley Smith is newly married and she and her husband have quite the . A photo and audio tour of the hosts driving the conversation. The White House Correspondents Dinner is shrinking back to the boring awards ceremony journalists claimed to prefer. Hes someone who is involved fighting childhood hunger. Still, she said, I wasnt exactly a PR neophyte. Because Pete is so Midwestern nice, I think it was helpful for him to have someone who could help kick him into another gear, and sort of push him to have the more aggressive instinct you need to break through in a presidential race. In a chapter entitled The Eye of the Storm, she recalled how her parents who reside in Westchester were shockedwhen photographers and scribes were camped outside their home when Spitzer joined them for Christmas dinner. Neither Eliot nor I was gonna win a gold medal in the not reckless competition at the Olympics. 20 2022, Published 11:56 a.m. She had served as a senior aide on OMalleys 2016 bid and with the Maryland governor when he was head of the Democratic Governors Association. But I love politics because it touches everything in our lives. [2][3] During her time at Dartmouth, she volunteered for John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign. The writer from Indianapolis Monthly who went for a jog with Buttigieg three months before his feature landed, the Washington Post Magazine writer who sat down in a Virginia soul food joint with Mayor Pete long before he declared his presidential bid and the Yahoo News feature writer who crammed into the corner seat of a midtown Manhattan caf with him months ago. In what ways does your brand benefit from Petes, and in what ways does Petes brand benefit from yours? The good candidates have humility. But I appreciate his courage in being willing to speak out about it. It was from Montego Bay that Smith and de Blasio announced she would not be joining his administration. He was a once-in-a-generation talent, someone who perfectly met the moment. One thing I find incredibly admirable about him is what you see is what you get. Smith: Yes. But is it undermining its own side? Wren: Lets talk about another Cincinnatian: Joey Burrow, your Bengals politically outspoken quarterback. And then what?, she thought to herself. I thought you had cancer or something. He motioned to the bartender again`Well take two shots of Jameson on top of that roundbefore turning back to me and clearing his throat. The book was praised for its insight into the personal and political fortunes of politicians she advised. The New York Post is looking into you and Eliot, Smith wrote, adding, Well, fk. We just had the Supreme Court decision on abortion. (Todd Maisel/New York Daily News) "They're both consenting adults and can do what they want," said a former Spitzer. Axelrod told Buttigieg about Smith, and OMalley told Smith about this young mayor from South Bend. And if people like me dont get involved, then Im scared about the future of our country. Less than 24 hours after announcing the end of his marriage, former Gov. Smith: Oh, thats simple. She advised a couple of governors still left in office, and started taking on more nonprofit clients. But I understand that what I do isnt just a game. The New York tabs may have sharpened her game, but people who've known her for years say Smith came ready for the fight. You write: Here we go said Larry Grisolano, Petes media consultant, stating the obvious. Elliot Spitzer (pictured), the election of Donald Trump and former Maryland Gov. Smith has been studying the effort, reaching out to reporters who were there, and has been in regular contact with John Weaver, who helped engineer it. But it has a clear parallel to Smiths relentless scheduling of meetings between Buttigieg and reportersan audaciously direct way to connect with reporters that bought the campaign pretty good press. So it was just sort of the perfect confluence of all these things where that yin and yang dynamic got us together. Smith is 31; a Dartmouth graduate who apparently has a thing for bad boys. Maybe theres still time for me to choose a new life path because I felt extremely disillusioned. And so much of my book is about the power of belief and the element of belief that it takes to succeed in professional football, in politics, and hes the one who brought that belief back for me, and brought my love my pure love of politics back for me. The thing with Terry McAuliffe is that hes in on the joke. And when he was asked about that, he gave a really strong answer, and he took responsibility for things he did do in South Bend or things he didnt do in South Bend. That fall, Spitzer and Smith started dating, which led to the New York City tabloids staking out her apartment to watch the pair coming and going. She then switched to de Blasios general election campaign for mayor. They are already well-known.. Weaver says that recreating that atmosphere in the days of Twitter, and in the days when the national political press corps has metastasized into a constantly hungry and multiheaded beast equipped with cell phones, is 10 times harder than when his team tried it in 1999. Lis Smith, the mayor-elect's spokeswoman during the homestretch of his campaign and for his transition to Gracie Mansion, is in a relationship with Spitzer, the hooker-scandal-disgraced ex . You have to know the social media ecosystem, how people are sharing and consuming their news. I am humbled and flattered and appreciative of when people recognize the hard work I put in on our media strategy, and the fact that we employed a media strategy that was radically different from everyone else in the field. He was out there. After McCaskill's win, she joined the 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial campaign of Bruce Lunsford and Greg Stumbo as traveling press secretary. I would say that these days, my vetting skills are maybe a little savvier. They need to understand how the political process works. The saga gave Smith an insight that most campaign operatives lack: what it's actually like to be that bug trapped under the magnifying glass. And so my advice would just be, get out there more, especially with Kamala, go out there more. Lis Smith, the political communications specialist who helped bring Buttigieg to national prominence before he became President Joe Biden's Transportation secretary, revealed the decision in an . Lis Smith, Buttigieg's top communications adviser . It is, she says, the only newspaper she subscribes to. And I have a nice, quiet life where I dont live in Washington, D.C. She signed on as a consultant when he was laying the groundwork for a long-shot campaign to become the chair of the Democratic National Committee. I knew from the beginningthat our relationship would be a big tabloid story when it became public. Eliot Spitzer while working for incoming Mayor Bill de Blasio. [9][41] From 2013 to 2015, she had a relationship with her former boss, New York governor Eliot Spitzer. It wasnt an ideal situation, but it taught me a lot, Smith says. I want political people to read this book, because I think its fun. The way Smith tells it, she thought she was done with presidential politics after OMalleys campaign fizzled in 2016. Smith had moved to New York in 2013 to work for Eliot Spitzer, the disgraced former governor who had stepped down in a prostitution scandal. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, De Blasio didnt trust NYPD security to keep secrets, ex-aide Lis Smith claims, Gross unshowered de Blasio wanted to get in bed with Spitzer but I beat him to it: ex-aide Lis Smith, How Americas gov became Americas ahole: Ex-Cuomo staffers new book, Chris Cuomo could be a dk to disgraced ex-govs staff, new book claims. Andrew Cuomo, had turned into a Nicorette-chomping ahole who ruined the lives of his staffers after letting national fame get to his head during the coronavirus pandemic. You dont reach out to the 35-year-old gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana, because you think it will be an easy ride.. Adam Wren: In the beginning, you scored the contract for this book based on your high-profile turn as a senior communications adviser to Pete Buttigieg. Letting Pete be Pete. Can I tell you something very off the record, she texts. Pete asked the bouncer what the scene was like inside, and the bouncer told him it was lit. The term was lost on him. In that moment, in retrospect, it seems like Harris couldve ended Buttigiegs campaign. If we do that it is a recipe for disaster. You never get in a fight with someone whos trying to promote a book. Buttigieg campaigns in Iowa shortly after officially announcing his bid for the Democratic nomination for president. Not to be cheesy, but it is one of my proudest accomplishments. [The vice presidency] is probably the toughest, most thankless job in Washington D.C. The spinmeister hooked up with the still-married luv guv after working on his failed comeback bid to become city comptroller in 2013. And its something that forever Ill be thankful to him for. Smith: Mayor Pete is where Mayor Pete is now because Mayor Pete is just one of the most uniquely talented members of the Democratic Party. What do I get if I pay for your consulting services? I was also reckless. Meet the DNC dark horse: Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg is shaking up the race for Democratic chair, added Salon. 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Smith: One of the reasons I wanted to write this book was because when I was thinking at 19 or 20 about getting into this world, [a book like this] didnt exist. After the fundraiser, Smith and Buttigieg climb into an SUV and head to 30 Rock. Even people like Terry McAuliffe and Claire McCaskill, who both have outsized personalities. She figured that Buttigiegs sexual orientation and impossible-to-pronounce last name rendered him dead on arrival, but started researching the 35-year-old Indiana mayor and promptly took an eight-hour fall down a Google rabbit hole. Shes had some very forceful moments as vice president. Maybe a story that would be 80-20 bad you can get down to 60-40 bad, and that little bit is worth it.. But its not just about the 18-year-old girl. Wren: I want a window into how you advise candidates amid a crisis. Petes hitting at this moment in part because of the legwork they did. Pete helped pull back that part of me, because while that might work when youre dealing in the New York tabloids, that doesnt sell as well in the Des Moines Register. Win or lose, she's turned an unknown into a serious . And I talked about that in the book. I think thats always been part of Joe Bidens appeal. And its going to be really important to have a woman sort of leading the charge on these issues, who is able to really empathize with the despair a lot of women are feeling. Wren: Tell me about that five percent credited to you. Photo: amyandstuart.com@AmyandStuart. A better response that is informed by all the facts is the most effective way to respond. Is it your relationship with reporters and cable bookers? [2] In 2013, she moved back to New York and became the press secretary for Eliot Spitzer's New York City comptroller campaign, an attempted political comeback after his prostitution scandal. When I met him was right after Trump won the election, and Democrats are running around with their hair on fire for good reason. No. I know of one person in particular who said you were making a catastrophic career mistake working for a total nobody. Wren: When you started working with Aftab Pureval did Pete feel like you were two-timing him with another Midwestern mayor of a river city with a funny name? I should know: Last October, I had my own intimate, off-the-record encounter with Mayor Pete. Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images. He laid out his case for how a millennial municipal official from a town the size of a New York City Council district could somehow seize the Democratic nomination. Liz Smith, the syndicated gossip columnist who chronicled the lives of New York's rich and famous with such skill she became known as the "Dame of Dish . It is a matter of life and death and we need every person on the field pic.twitter.com/LPqIS3zjnW. In crisis PR mode, Lis Smith told top Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa to 'just have your fucking assistant text people' and 'this is insane' as sexual harassment scandal blew up. Before getting involved with Spitzer, Smith allegedly became romantic with Jeff Smith, who she reportedly met at Dartmouth while he was working as her professor. Its really hard to do a hit piece on a guy who you are going to see the next morning over coffee and donuts, says Weaver. But Smith is still sour that de Blasio let her hang out to dry. She gravitates to candidates who are challenging and testing the status quo. It was a reporter from BuzzFeed News, waiting to take my place. I had to deal with candidates who, unfortunately, did not give me all the facts, and you cant effectively handle a crisis. Other candidates, they dont need to do it. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. She orders a beer, downs it and orders another. The great media disruption comes for the Des Moines Register. His resignation came after it was discovered he had been involved with prostitutes. Just before he was sworn in, de Blasio yielded to Peysers prodding and cut Smith loose just before he moved into the mayors office. We met at the Roxy Hotel in Tribeca. Theres just no one who can do a TV interview like Pete Buttigieg. Now more than ever, people are seeing politics touch everything in our lives. It may look like the sky is falling, but just ride this out.. Ourmost scandalous transgression was showing up three minutes late to the breakfastbuffet and sweet talking our way into cheese and jalapeo omelets.. Smith said she learned a hard lesson: Even a professional cant try to manage a personal crisis without help. But another thing is that Im not someone whos just worked in New York. Its really fun. 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