By GottaLaff
Clinton replaced Patti Solis Doyle after poor early showings in the primaries, but Solis Doyle told The Associated Press on Wednesday she didn't think their longtime friendship was permanently damaged. She joined the Obama campaign last month as chief of staff to Obama's eventual running mate.
Solis Doyle said her move came as no surprise to Clinton. Still, some of Clinton's backers were outraged by what they saw as a slight to Clinton and an indication that she would not get the vice presidential slot.
"I understand the, you know, deep emotion and passion, absolutely. She's my friend and I threw everything into her campaign that I could possibly throw into it," Solis Doyle said during an interview in her office at Obama's downtown Chicago headquarters. "But as heartbreaking as it was, she lost. And now it's time, for the good of our country and for the good of my kids, to move on and get Barack Obama elected." [...]
She says the move to Obama came with "very complicated emotions" because of that past. So she checked with her old boss before joining Obama's team.
So Hillary knew, of course. We knew she knew. But reiterating it doesn't hurt. She knew. And she approved.
"She's a friend of mine and I just wanted to, both on a personal and professional level, let her know what I was doing and make sure that she was, you know, good with it. And she was," Solis Doyle said.
Hillary was menschy about the move, and "was, you know, good with it." What's the problem again?
The two exchanged phones calls - but kept missing each other - so Solis Doyle sent Clinton an e-mail. She said Clinton congratulated her and told her she was sure she would do a great job. The two have kept in contact via e-mail but haven't had a chance to "really, really talk" since the primary campaign ended.It would be so much more pleasant if more Clinton loyalists could take their cue from their former candidate herself.
Bygones.
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