We were up late last night working on campaign organizational changes. I hated to see Patti go, but Donald Trump was right. Find the one with the bad complexion, and issue a ‘You’re Fired!‘ citation.
Patti took it well and fell straight down on her sword without a whimper or a trace of blood. She’s young and will probably get a book deal out of it anyway. Nothing says a political campaign is troubled when the campaign manager jumps ship, which is what Patti’s departure from Hillaryland looks like to some political pundits. In reality, the woman is a control freak. Worse than me.
Anyway, last night’s meeting had the rest of my political family, and other than smiley-faced Maggie Williams, not much changed. I tease Maggie about her smile. Or, lack of. The woman can frown so bad sometimes that House members have nightmares. But she is really good at collaboration. So long as everyone collaborates her way.
Terry McAuliffe and Jon Mantz still head fundraising and did well the past couple of weeks. They still owe me $5-million, though. If fund raising doesn’t improve, then advertising manager Mandy Grunwald gets the next Donald Trump salute.
Mark Penn and Harold Ickes got into a heated argument just before we broke up the meeting last night. Every time we talked about moving some of Patti’s responsibilities, Mark would say, “You’re next, Icky!” Single parents have no clue how lucky they are. I’ve got to deal with Bill, Spanky, and Alfalfa every day. Patti is Darla. Maggie is Butch.
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