POLITICO’s Ben Smith: Pounder to Rubio

Joe Pounder, the relentless former McCain aide who spent the winter with Kay Bailey Hutchison’s bid for Governor of Texas, has moved on to the next hot GOP primary: Florida.

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A GOP source tells me Pounder will be Marco Rubio’s Deputy Campaign Manager for Communications, working with Alex Burgos who has been down there since June 2009.

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