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So who will be her economic advisor, if she is President?
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For guidance on those kinds of questions, a good starting point is to look at the progressive policy think tank that the Clinton's founded several years ago. It's run by John Podesta, who was Chief of Staff in the Clinton White House. Why do you think she runs circles around others in policy discussions? Most of her policy positions come from here:
Center for American Progress
You'll find link to "EXPERTS" and "ISSUES"
Here's the full list of experts:
List of Experts by Area
Clinton's most visible economic policy advisor is Gene Sperling. Here's a bio and a list of dozens of articles he's authored:
Gene Sperling
He was the top economic advisor in the Bill Clinton White House and largely responsible for crafting balanced budgets and the negotiations with Congress to get there. He knows as about the realities of the federal budget as anyone on earth and he knows it takes more than hope to get budgets through Congress and make the budgets work.
Hillary Clinton was very active, arguing from a progressive standpoint, in the first Clinton White House...as she chided Stephanopoulis on Sunday, reminding him that the two of them battled against NAFTA.
The Democrats have never had a candidate as prepared to step in on day one, put an experienced team in place, and start tackling problems.
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