Eric Geller

Eric Geller @ericgeller

The recent deadlocked vote is a loss for McCormick, who fought hard to hire Newby in 2015. At the time, McCormick picked Tatum for GC so that one of the other two commissioners would vote with her and create a quorum to hire both Newby and Tatum. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Here's the kicker: Even after leaving his ED job, Newby might be sticking around the EAC. Per sources, he's floating a succession plan that would give him a new role. A Democratic commissioner is floating an alternate plan that would name a well-respected staffer as interim ED. — PolitiTweet.org