Madeleine Grunwald is an American professional political consultant and media advisor for the Democratic Party. Grunwald is one of the few women at the top of the field, having helped elect numerous senators and governors, and is the only woman in history to run the advertising for a successful presidential campaign.
Grunwald in 2009
The 2008 presidential campaign of Hillary Rodham Clinton, then junior United States senator from New York, was announced on her website on January 20, 2007. Hillary Clinton was previously the First Lady of the United States and First Lady of Arkansas prior to her election as U.S. Senator from New York. She is also the wife of former President Bill Clinton. Clinton was the source of much media speculation since having expressed interest in being a candidate in the 2008 presidential election since at least October 2002.
Hillary Clinton campaigning for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. South Hall, San Jose, California, February 1, 2008.
Direct mail to targeted New Jersey voters before the Super Tuesday primaries on February 5, 2008.
Bill Clinton campaigning for Hillary Clinton in Monmouth, Oregon.
Some of Clinton's Gen Y (millennial) female supporters at a campaign rally. South Hall, San Jose, California, February 1, 2008