Shakeup in Clinton Camp over Campaign’s Mismanagement
Posted on February 12, 2008
Filed Under Democratic Primary, hillary clinton
Much has been written about the mismanagement of the Clinton campaign from the poor use of funds to the positioning of Clinton as an incumbent type candidate.  The scapegoat for this is Patti Solis Doyle who stepped down after this weekend primary sweep by Barack Obama, ending a decade and a half of loyal service to Clinton.  A perusal of the comment section of my favorite blogs suggests that Clinton supporters are hailing the move as long overdue.   Â
In today’s Atlantic, Josh Green expounds on the fissures in Hillaryland that date back to her Sentate campaign in 2000:  Â
In one sense, Solis Doyle performed exactly as Hillary had hoped. Somewhat to my surprise, the long-standing fissures in Hillaryland never truly erupted when Clinton came under presidential-campaign pressure, certainly not the way they did in 2000. For all the chaos and disillusionment with Clinton’s performance so far inside the campaign, very little of it had leaked to the press until just recently. And despite her late start, Clinton did not lag on the money front: she has raised $175 million since winning her Senate seat in 2000, which should have been enough to fund a formidable campaign, even one that dragged on as long as this one has. That the money was so obviously mismanaged and Clinton was essentially left helpless to compete in last weekend’s primaries and caucuses is the reason Solis Doyle ultimately had to go. The problem, as before, was mismanagement — only this time against a worthy enough opponent that the cost was obvious to everyone.Â
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One Response to “Shakeup in Clinton Camp over Campaign’s Mismanagement”
I read Mike Henry’s memo arguing against showing up in Iowa. It was spot-on all the way through in terms of strategy, probably brilliant. Very lucky they didn’t follow his advice. Then he resigned, probably over referring to having been right. How rude.
Maggie Williams is the Luca Brazzi of the Clintons. Witnesses put her as leaving Vince Foster’s office, carrying out papers as his brains were leaking out.