Trippi started his career as a political strategist for the late Edward Kennedy.
Joe Trippi, the former campaign manager to Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential campaign, has joined the U.S. Senate campaign of Robert Massie as a top political advisor.
Trippi, who started his career as a political strategist on the late Edward Kennedy’s presidential campaign in 1980, helped Dean build a robust online fundraising and volunteer network, creating a model for the modern political campaign in the Internet era.
In a statement released by the Massie campaign Tuesday morning, Trippi said, “Bob Massie has a remarkable story in which he demonstrated insight, courage and tenacity. He has been a visionary national leader with a record of success transforming the global economy towards innovation and job-creation.”
More recently, Trippi consulted for California Gov. Jerry Brown during the Democrat’s race last year against Republican Meg Whitman, who spent $178 million on her campaign.
The eventual Democratic nominee for the 2012 race against U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is also expected to be at a fundraising disadvantage to Brown who has over $8 million in his campaign account.
Massie was joined on Tuesday by Alan Khazei, the co-founder of City Year, who formally announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate.