Why Patti not Mark?
From today’s Washington Post report on the resignation of Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle: “But for all the efforts to expand the operation, Democratic strategists said the Clinton campaign remains opaque, even to those on the outside willing to be helpful. “They have more walls around them than you’ve seen in many castles,” said one prominent Democrat.
So can anyone tell me why was Patti Solis Doyle moved out when it should have been Mark Penn who was given the boot? His leaden instincts on message and campaign strategy, as evidenced by how poorly he has served her in his own media comments, are Hillary’s biggest albatross.
Hillary is so great at connecting with people when she loosens up and goes with her own instincts. That ability is the basis of Barack’s charm. She whizzes past him when it comes to grasp of the issues and specific policy measures. She needs to loosen the consultants’ corset that has been binding her campaign in harmful ways, starting with Penn.
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I wish I had an answer. I have thought all along that the “guys” running the campaign should have been the “gals.” Will Penn take the ultimate blame? I’m sure he’ll find a way to pass that buck, as well.