Clinton Campaign: "We are going all the way to the convention"

[Herman Munster]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0108/7779.html

Clinton loyalists say the aides are reaching out to the Clintons directly because of resentment toward chief strategist Mark Penn, campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle and other members of the campaign leadership.

They were seeing polling data and getting reports from the ground but failing to react swiftly or smartly, according to critics.

One confidant described the dynamic around the Clintons as “middle management going straight to the chairman and CEO.”

A family adviser tells Politico that the senator and former president have taken a much more direct role in guiding and operating the campaign since she finished third in Iowa.

“They’re in their bunker, where they like to be — their backs against the wall,” the adviser said.

“The two of them have taken over the campaign and are now delegating to the campaign leadership and strategists.”

“We are going all the way to the convention,” campaign communications director Howard Wolfson said.

“The next stop along the way is Nevada. We have a great organization there and will be competing for every caucus-goer. Next is South Carolina and the Feb. 5 states. We have the resources and operation to compete across the nation. One state has spoken. Now the other 49 will have their say. This is a contest for delegates. We are ahead in that contest and expect to win.”