Clinton names White House transition team

Ken Salazar, a former secretary of the interior and Colorado senator, will head the team as part of the traditional preparations ahead of the November 8 elections, her campaign said. She’s also been rumored to be in line for a top job during a Clinton presidency.

Despite Clinton’s lead in polls, Obama warned Democrats against overconfidence, telling a fundraising gathering on Monday in Massachusetts, “If we are not running scared until the day after the election, we are going to be making a grave mistake”. Clinton’s campaign announced several key appointments for her transition team, who will be tasked with getting everything lined up to begin her term as president should she win the election. Co-chairs are: Granholm, former National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, President of the Center for American Progress Neera Tanden and Director of the Institution of Politics at Harvard University Maggie Williams. The team is officially known as the Clinton-Kaine Transition Project.

According to the Centre’s website, Tanden has served in both the Obama and Clinton administrations, as well as presidential campaigns and think tanks.

Hillary Clinton announced that her White House transition team will be led by Ken Salazar.

Ms Heather Boushey, the executive director of the Washington Centre for Equitable Growth, is the project’s chief economist. Tim Kaine, the Democratic vice presidential candidate. Transition teams can also raise money, with contributions from individuals and groups capped at US$5,000 (S$6,680) each. Williams was the 1992 transition director for Clinton when she became first lady, and then her chief of staff in the White House when Bill Clinton was president. Dorozenski said Salazar’s “recent opposition to the anti-fracking initiatives in his home state of Colorado directly undermines Clinton’s alleged support of local control over fracking”.

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee applauded the selection of O’Leary and Boushey, praising their economic positions.

The Republican candidate Donald Trump’s campaign named New Jersey Gov Chris Christie as chairman of his transition team in May.

In late July, Mr McDonough called the Republican and Democratic nominees’ campaigns to inform them of available resources, including access to intelligence briefings and office space provided by the General Services Administration (GSA).