WikiLeaks reveals the real Huma Abedin
Abedin has been around so long (she started her career as an intern in the First Lady’s office) she’s become more than a body woman.
She is now Clinton’s external hard drive.
When it comes to Clinton’s complicated web of relationships with donors, elected officials, union members, and longtime supporters, Abedin is where all of that information is stored — she knows who needs a phone call or a personal visit to feel heard and come on board, who can be acknowledged merely in a Tweet, and who is a lost cause for Clinton.
.. In the thousands of emails released by WikiLeaks so far, Abedin is rarely found offering her own suggestions about campaign strategy, or yet another opinion on framing language for one of Clinton’s speeches.
Instead, she simply channels the boss, manages the boss, or serves as a very Clinton-specific Google search of a human being — the fastest way for the rest of the campaign’s top brass to find who and what Clinton wants and knows. In short, she comes across in the email as the invaluable, irreplaceable uber-assistant of every powerful person’s dreams.
.. While attorney Cheryl Mills and Podesta circulated a headline from People Magazine about Al Gore declining to endorse Clinton for president, Abedin already had the inside scoop.
“Yes he warned us,” she responded. “This was months ago, close to beginning of campaign.”
.. “I think it’s helpful for her to participate in calls and meetings because she’s the institutional memory–and that’s always invaluable.”