Jay Carney is New WH Press Secretary
CNN reports:
Vice President Joe Biden's communications director Jay Carney is expected to be named the new White House Press Secretary, likely on Friday when a series of other big staff moves will be announced by President Obama, according to a senior Democratic source familiar with the process.
Outgoing White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said at his daily briefing that his successor could be named as early as Thursday afternoon or on Friday, though he said he was not aware of Obama making a final decision on the press post yet. Other White House aides who have been considered for press secretary include Bill Burton, Stephanie Cutter, Josh Earnest, and Jen Psaki.
Several Democratic sources, however, said based on the private deliberations inside the White House Carney is the clear frontrunner for the job.
One of those sources said the job was "totally lined up for Jay" before Bill Daley was named chief of staff earlier this month. Then Daley re-opened the process to more candidates to make sure they were making the right move, and that second round of considerations has come to a close with Carney at the top of the list.
Friday is pivotal because it is the last official day at the White House for the president's senior adviser David Axelrod and deputy chief of staff Jim Messina, both of whom are headed to Chicago for prominent roles in the 2012 re-election campaign, with Messina becoming the campaign manager.
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