Management Skills

Though Hillary tried to turn Obama's confession at one of the debates of trouble keeping track of paper into an admission of poor management skills, her own management of her own campaign is becoming yet another reason that super-delegates in the Democratic party are abandoning her candidacy.

Though the impression of strategic and tactical blunders has been growing, fed by embarrassing admissions from her campaign managers this week, the questionable spending that led to money problems that reputedly resulted in the campaign shakeup a few weeks ago is becoming public with the January financial report.

Some of the financial data indicates lavish spending on small stuff, but the major story--yet to be fully detailed--involves the incredible amounts going to the consultants the campaign employed, either sporadically or (as in the case of Mark Penn) permanently. These apparently include fees in the millions per month.

And to add to the embarrassment of Hillary lending her campaign five million dollars from her joint account with Bill, was the revelation last week that she's charging interest.

One political analyst on Keith today voiced what others seem to be saying: that the Clinton campaign is the worst in recent memory, in terms of strategy, tactics and management. While someone like Joe Trippi expresses great admiration for the Obama campaign--for its strategy and innovation, and management.

During the debates, Obama has pointed to the management of his campaign as an indication of his qualification for heading the executive branch of government as President. Democratic party regulars are beginning to listen.