Axelrod Aide Lesser to Serve as Communications Aide for Goolsbee

Per the Washington Post’s “Morning Fix” column, Eric Lesser, the wunderkind who began as a baggage boy on President Obama's 2008 campaign and rose rapidly through the ranks to serve as David Axelrod's Special Assistant in the White House, has landed a new gig as Director of Strategic Planning at the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA).  In his new post, Lesser is aiding CEA head Austan Goolsbee with press outreach and broader communications strategy.  Lesser's new job comes in the wake of Axelrod's departure from the White House -- one of a series of moves aimed at beginning the planning for Obama's 2012 re-election effort.  The New York Times profiled Axelrod and Lesser in 2009.  (Washington Post’s “Morning Fix”)