Mark Penn has been demoted because of his work for Colombia on a trade deal opposed by Hillary and some of her prominent labor supporters. As noted yesterday, one of his replacements -- Hillary spokesman Howard Wolfson -- owns a piece of a DC advocacy shop that also was retained by Colombia to do work on the same trade deal.
The other Penn replacement is pollster Geoffrey Garin (left). According to muckety.com, a site which provides interactive social networking charts, Garin does work as a "strategic researcher" for two labor unions -- the AFL-CIO, and the American Federation of Teacher -- which looks like a bit of a contrast to Penn, whose ties to the management side always grated on Hillary's labor supporters.
Garin also has ties to the DNC, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and Emily's List -- a supposedly "independent" group that has been supporting Hillary. While Penn counts Microsoft as a client, Garin polls for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Check out the site. It's fun to play with.