Mrs. Clinton showed a tendency toward an insular management style, relying on a coterie of aides who have worked for her for years, her aides and associates said. Her choice of lieutenants — and her insistence on staying with them even when friends urged her to shake things up — was blamed by some associates for the campaign’s woes. Again and again, the senator was portrayed as a manager who valued loyalty and familiarity over experience and expertise.Mrs. Clinton stood by Mr. Penn and Patti Solis Doyle, who was until last month her campaign manager, even as her campaign was at risk of letting Mr. Obama sew up the nomination. When some of her closest supporters pressed her to replace them — arguing that the two were clearly struggling with their jobs and had become divisive figures in the campaign — she responded by saying she would “think about it.”
From one friend to another
When Mrs. Clinton finally pushed out Ms. Solis Doyle, she chose Ms. Williams — like Ms. Solis Doyle, an old friend who had never before managed a presidential campaign.
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