Photo-Illustration: Intellligencer; Photo: Getty Images Lis Smith is one of the few political consultants who can approach the celebrity level of their clients. An opinionated, sometimes pugilistic presence in Democratic politics (and online ), she is best known for engineering Pete Buttigieg’s overachieving 2020 primary run. But Smith already had an extensive resume before that, including running rapid response for Barack Obama 2012 re-election and serving as a spokesman for Bill de Blasio,