Huffington Post: Politico president and co-founder Jim VandeHei is likely to soon leave the company he co-founded, roughly seven months ahead of the previously announced schedule. Politico said in January that VandeHei and star political writer Mike Allen would depart the company after the November election. VandeHei is said to have clashed with owner Robert Allbritton over budgets and wanted to start his own media venture.