Uber's Fight in Florida Is Getting Personal
http://recode.net/2016/03/09/ubers-fight-in-florida-is-getting-personal/
In its fight for statewide oversight on ride-hailing laws in
Florida, Uber is dusting off the policy tactics the company
notoriously employed in the days of David Plouffe -- the
company's former SVP of policy and strategy, now turned adviser.
Plouffe, Barack Obama's former campaign manager, made waves in
August 2014 when he announced he would be heading up a new
political campaign and the candidate was none other than Uber.
While the company's policy operations are now being headed by
Rachel Whetstone, Uber's fight in Tallahassee is oddly
reminiscent of a political campaign. Today, just days after
releasing an attack ad against Senate President Andy Gardiner,
Uber published an open letter to Gardiner signed by six Florida
mayors.
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Rachel Whetstone was Google's Senior VP of Communications until she
left to join Uber.
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