Whoa. That was fast.
Michelle Rhee officially resigned as D.C. schools chancellor Wednesday morning — and a media campaign was ready to go that includes a fully developed website, a Twitter account and Facebook page.
There’s not too much to gleen from any of these at this point other than that Rhee has been preparing for this. Just how long? Mayor Adrian Fenty said that he’s known about her plans to leave for “a couple of weeks.” That would go back to around the time she met with soon-to-be mayor D.C. Council Chairman Vince Gray behind closed doors.
She had enough time to hire the same firm that worked on President Barack Obama’s website, WeLoveDC reports. In the crowd at the news conference Wednesday was Democratic political powerhouse consultant Anita Dunn, who signed on with Rhee in May to help sculpt the chancellor’s image. A good bet would be that Dunn helped shape the content of Rhee’s website and resignation statement, says D.C. political consultant Chuck Thies.
All these signs make it clear that Rhee’s decision to leave didn’t come Tuesday; it has been in the works and she has been getting ready.
