Mike McCalister Assembles Impressive Campaign Staff

Businessman and retired Army officer Mike McCalister, who took more than 10 percent in the 2010 Republican gubernatorial primary and is now in the crowded primary to take on Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, has been busy assembling an impressive team for his campaign staff.

From Politico:

"Colonel McCalister is a conservative outsider with strong tea party support who matches up well against the Tallahassee triplets of political insiders who have been part of Florida's recent economic problems," said John Yob, who just recently signed onto McCalister's team as a top adviser.

Yob, who served as a senior adviser to Sharron Angle and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder in 2010, is part of McCalister's new team.

Buzz Jacobs, who was Senator John McCain's South Carolina state director, is also on board and McCalister has signed Base Connect to do his direct mail and fundraising.