A great article in New York magazine exposes what the Clintons really think about Obama, his campaign and the media. Given the animosity between the two camps, the choice of Patti Solis Doyle as Obama’s VP chief of staff spells trouble for an HRC VP nod. Solis Doyle, one of the top Hispanic women in politics, has not spoken to Clinton since she was fired as campaign chairwoman.
“It would be hard to overstate the private pessimism that Hillary and Bill Clinton feel about Obama’s general-election prospects. Or the irritation they feel about the dismissive attitudes of some of his advisers toward her coalition, as evinced by the words of Obama’s chief strategist, David Axelrod, after the Pennsylvania primary: “The white working class has gone to the Republican nominee for many elections … This is not new that Democratic candidates don’t rely solely on those votes.”
But the Clintons’ frustration with Obama’s people pales beside the simmering anger they harbor toward the media. And in this they are not alone. For months now, my e-mail box has been full of messages from women across the country, explaining what Hillary’s run meant to them, why it was so important. The reasons vary depending on age and race and region, but the one element almost all my correspondents express in common is a furious resentment at the press for what they see as blatant misogyny in the coverage of Clinton.”
-New York, 16 Jun 2008
I said as much in a post back in May called “What motivates Hillary? Part 2, but it’s interesting to hear this directly from sources close to the Clintons and the Clintons themselves.
In the end, regardless of whether you like Hillary, you have to respect those qualities which have gotten her to where she is.
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