Clinton Insiders Blame Penn

"Clinton campaign insiders are increasingly questioning the cautious, poll-driven approach taken by Mark Penn, Sen. Hillary Clinton's top political aide," Newday reports. With Clinton's lead fading in most early state and national polls, "dissatisfaction is growing with Penn, who some say has mistakenly run Clinton as a de facto incumbent."

Said on insider: "There are two people who have come up with this strategy -- one Hillary Clinton and one Mark Penn. Mark wanted to run her, basically, for re-election, and we are seeing what happened."

"Clinton's aides insist that no shake-up is imminent and that Penn still has her ear. But they concede Bill Clinton has taken a more active behind-the-scenes role as her campaign flags."

The issue: Many aides want Clinton to go on the offensive but Penn thinks attacks will only drive up Clinton's already high negatives.


December 13, 2007




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