From Joshua Green's fascinating take on the firing of Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle:
No one could have predicted Barack Obama’s sudden rise, though the Clinton campaign was slower to recognize it than most.
Erm...I did. Since I first saw him speak at the Democratic Convention in 2004, I've been telling anyone who would listen that Obama was going to get himself elected.
In November of 2004 I wrote a post entitled: Obama in 2008.
In September of 2006, I wrote what soon became my mantra for Obama:
If he runs in 2008, he wins. If I had a farm, I would be willing to bet it on this.
Sorry, Mr. Green, but you got this part wrong. Someone did predict it. Me.
Seriously though, be sure to read this piece. There are things in here every citizen ought to know, including this:
Rather than punish Solis Doyle or raise questions about her fitness to lead, Clinton chose her to manage the presidential campaign for reasons that should now be obvious: above all, Clinton prizes loyalty and discipline, and Solis Doyle demonstrated both traits, if little else. This suggests to me that for all the emphasis Clinton has placed on executive leadership in this campaign, her own approach is a lot closer to the current president’s than her supporters might like to admit.
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