By Hunter Walker 9/27/12 1:50pm

Positive Vibrations

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As Polls Swing Obama’s Way, Romney Advisor Recommends ‘Don’t Worry Be Happy’

With polls, particularly in the crucial swing states of Ohio and Florida, starting to show a strong lead for President Barack Obama, one Romney advisor is urging his friends to whistle a happy tune. Michael Biundo, Mitt Romney’s deputy national coalitions director, posted a note to his Facebook page with a video of the insidious 1988 Bobby McFerrin hit “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.”

“Somebody I know, (not naming names mind you) needs this song,” Mr. Biundo wrote.

Though Mr. Biundo kept it coy and didn’t refer to anyone in particular, based on his close connection to Mr. Romney and the many headlines generated by the recent polls, it’s hard not to read his message as a comment on the state of the presidential race. Read More

By Hunter Walker 4/12/12 9:00am

Operatives

Michael Biundo standing by his man, Rick Santorum, in 2011. (Photo: Facebook)

Rick Santorum’s Campaign Manager Is Having Trouble Adjusting To Life Off The Trail

Witth his candidate officially no longer a contender in the presidential race, Rick Santorum’s campaign manager, Michael Biundo, headed back to his home in New Hampshire yesterday. After his first night off the campaign trail, Mr. Biundo is clearly having some trouble adjusting to the more relaxed schedule of normal life outside the election cycle.

“So… no reason to be up at 4:00am but yet here I am. ,” he wrote on his Facebook wall this morning. Read More