Just a quick note to say that I’m a little perplexed by something I read on Politico.com today. In an article about how the Obama campaign is hiring more women for senior staff positions, it mentions that Patti Solis Doyle will be the chief of staff to the Vice Presidential nominee. Solis Doyle played a part in running Hillary Clinton’s campaign into the ground. On a personal note, she is the one who wrote me a dismissive email regarding me doing pop culture oriented strategy work for the campaign earlier on when they thought they had it ‘in the bag.’  I did however later get an apologetic email from the cool and smart Huma Abedin, Sen. Clinton’s personal assistant. Word is that Solis Doyle is not well-liked in the Clinton camp. So, my question then is, ’what up with this appointment?’ Some say it’s a gesture to indicate that there is no way Obama will choose Clinton as his running mate. But I wonder if it could mean the opposite. Though acrimonious departures make headlines in the news, I’m pretty sure that behind closed doors on The Hill, bad sentiments don’t run too deeply (or for too long). These are, after all, politicians we’re talking about. Solis Doyle, regardless of her flubbing, was a long time friend of Clinton’s. So, this move by Obama’s campaign leaves me wondering…or is it just the record temperatures causing my brain to overheat…anyway…back to the ice packs and beer..

Posted by Shana Ting Lipton