Money Crunch Led Clinton to Dump Manager
Though Patti Sollis Doyle gracefully stepped down as Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign manager yesterday, the mid-campaign switch wasn't as pleasant as Clinton's statement made it seem.The Chicago Tribune notes it was "the campaign's money crunch" that led to the change. "Over the last seven years, Clinton had raised $175 million for her reelection and her presidential campaign. But Solis Doyle didn't tell Clinton that there was next to no cash on hand until after the New Hampshire primary."
Said one campaign source: "We were lying about money. The cash on hand was nothing."
The Washington Post relates a similar story: "The removal of Doyle, 42, was portrayed as an amicable one initiated by the campaign manager herself. But it gave credence to what some supporters have said for many weeks -- that the campaign had spent too much money yielding too few results and that fresh management and advice are needed for what could be a long battle against Obama. Doyle did not tell Clinton how rapidly the campaign was burning through money, according to one campaign official, who said Clinton learned about her financial constraints only after the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 8."
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