Patti Solis Doyle Joining Obama Camp?

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Monday May 19, 2008 · 11:55 AM PDT

2008/05/19 · 11:55

This is just in from Politico:

http://www.politico.com/...

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s former campaign manager and confidante, Patti Solis Doyle, and Sen. Barack Obama’s top adviser have informally discussed the former Clintonite’s going to work for the Obama campaign in the general election.

Wow! If this is true and it happens, then Patti Solis Doyle will surely move to the top of the Clinton's Enemy List. Just think, Richardson just endorsed Obama, what will Carville have to say if a former friend and employee goes to work for the other side?

Solis Doyle’s possible hiring is a major breach not just in Clinton’s campaign but in the political universe known as "Hillaryland," a term Solis Doyle reportedly coined after joining the Clintons in 1991 as the first lady's personal scheduler. She was forced out of Hillary Clinton’s campaign in February amid internal criticism about her spending practices and preparation for upcoming contests.

"I’ve talked to Patti throughout. I know that she wants to be helpful in a general election campaign, and we appreciate that," Obama’s chief strategist, David Axelrod told Politico, declining directly to answer the question of whether he and Solis Doyle had discussed her working for the campaign.

What would she be able to bring to the campaign and what sort of role would she play? It's not as crazy as you might think:

Solis Doyle, for her part, would be unlikely to join the campaign in the kind of managerial role she filled for Clinton. She was forced out amid criticisms of the campaign’s management and criticized for having been chosen more for loyalty than for managerial experience. And Obama’s campaign is notable for its relatively simple organizational chart, with Axelrod and campaign manager David Plouffe clearly at the reins.

Solis Doyle, however, could also bring long relationships with many Latino lawmakers and officials, a valuable commodity since Hispanics will be a crucial constituency in the general election.

I really don't have an opinion on this one way or another as long as she's not managing the money. Your thoughts?

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