Clinton weighs staff shake-up after New Hampshire

[Valin]

Politico:

'The Clintons are not happy, and have been letting all of us know that,' one Democrat says.

Glenn Thrush and Annie Karni

02/08/16

 

Hillary and Bill Clinton are so dissatisfied with their campaign’s messaging and digital operations they are considering staffing and strategy changes after what’s expected to be a loss in Tuesday’s primary here, according to a half-dozen people with direct knowledge of the situation.

 

The Clintons -- stung by her narrow victory in Iowa -- had been planning to reassess staffing at the campaign’s Brooklyn headquarters after the first four primaries, but the Clintons have become increasingly caustic in their criticism of aides and demanded the reassessment sooner, a source told POLITICO.

 

The talk of shake-up echoes what happened in 2008 – when Clinton was on the verge of sacking her campaign manager and several top communications officials – before her surprise win here bailed out her beleaguered staff. Over time, however she slowly layered over top officials, essentially hiring old hands – like Hillaryland stalwart Maggie Williams and pollster Geoff Garin – to run the campaign while the previous staff were quietly relegated to subsidiary positions.

 

(Snip)

 

 

[kevindavis]

I wish she was in trouble when she got the nomination.. Not now.

[Valin]

I wish she was in trouble when she got the nomination.. Not now.

 

I'm Ready!