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Primary Navigation Home U.S. Business World Entertainment Sports Tech Politics Elections Science Health Most Popular Secondary Navigation Video Photos Opinion Local Odd News Comics Travel Weather People of the Web You Witness News Site Index Search All News Yahoo News Only News Photos Video Audio Advanced Opinion Where Did All the Money Go Fri Feb PM ET The Nation Protestations of competence notwithstanding Hillary Clinton is failing the test as a manager. After starting her campaign with tens of millions of dollars she was jolted to learn that she was out of money the mother s milk of politics as California s late Jesse Unruh called it. The suddenly milkless Clinton was forced to make the campaign a million loan. Apparently she knew nothing about the campaign s financial situation until it had gone broke. And today the New York Times reports her major donors are beginning to question what s been done with their money. Did this campaign have a budget If not why not If it did! was it poorly constructed Or did people running the campaign simply overspend Anyway you slice it the money mess throws into serious question her ready on day one executive ability. Clinton fired her campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle who was reportedly afraid to tell her boss the bad news about the squandered money. Lesson one for organizational disaster A boss whose subordinates are scared to give her bad news. See Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam for what can happen. Why was Doyle campaign manager in the first place She had been a scheduleer and had never run a major political campaign. The gossip is that Doyle was the nominal campaign manager not the real boss. Then why fire her Doyle has been replaced by Maggie Williams a long time politico with a background in public relations and Hillary s major domo during the Clintons White House years. Hers is a good resum but it does not include running a political campaign. But she is said to be a Hillary loyalist. In Hillaryland loy! alty and secrecy are prized over competence. So far Obama seems able to manage money better and raise more of it faster than Clinton who has had the lobbyists special interests and the Democratic Party s bull elephants lined up from the word go. He has out organized her in the precincts his videos are incomparably superior his television and mail is better there is no comparison between his ability to recruit and use volunteers and hers his people are masters of the iInternet of the art of the advance and of political logistics. Obama s oratory and inspirational power would have lost in Illinois had he not been able to bring it to the voters through superior organizational tactical administrative and inventive ability. Somebody is ready on Day One and it isn t Hillary. Like this article Try issues of The Nation at home and online FREE. Email Story IM Story Printable View RECOMMEND THIS STORY Recommend It Not at All Somewhat Moderately Highly Very Highly Average Not Rated Recommended Stories Opinion Our view on fair lending States move to rein ! in usurious payday loans USATODAY.com Opposing view Let consumers decide USATODAY.com Castro move gives U.S. an opportunity USATODAY.com China s carbon dragon The Christian Science Monitor The spouse tax on military wives The Christian Science Monitor Most Viewed Opinion HOW TO KEEP REAGAN OUT OF OFFICE Ann Coulter Democrats Outraged by MSNBC Larry Elder Our view on fair lending States move to rein in usurious payday loans USATODAY.com The spouse tax on military wives The Christian Science Monitor Michelle Obama s America and Mine Michelle Malkin Opinion Video Bumps in the Road FOX News hours minutes ago Political Grapevine FOX News Fri Feb PM ET Safe. and Sound FOX News Fri Feb PM ET Familiar Territory FOX News Fri Feb PM ET Sponsored Links What s this Car Insurance Quotes Online Compare auto insurance quotes from top companies online. www.insurance.com Fed Cuts Interest Rates Again Mortgage Rates Hit Month Lows. Calculate Your New Mortgage Payment. www.LowerMyBills.com Ge! t a Free iPod Shuffle Complete just offer and it is your s free. www.myeasyrewards.com Opinion Video Bumps in the Road FOX News Political Grapevine FOX News All news video Elsewhere on the Web CNN.com Pilots safe after stealth bomber crashes in Guam ABC News How to Make Your Own H wood Movie The Christian Science Monitor Close of Wikileaks website raises free speech concerns ALSO IN Yahoo NEWS Popular World News The most popular world news and photos. All Most Popular Add headlines to your personalized My Yahoo page About My Yahoo and RSS Opinion The Nation Add to My Yahoo More news feeds NEWS ALERTS Get an alert when there are new stories about Hillary Clinton New York Times Doyle campaign manager Illinois Lyndon Johnson More alerts Yahoo My Yahoo Mail Search All News Yahoo News Only News Photos Video Audio Advanced Primary Navigation Home U

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