NY Hispanics question Clinton aide exit

[ProSense]

NY Hispanics question Clinton aide exit

By MICHAEL GORMLEY, Associated Press Writer Tue Feb 12

ALBANY, N.Y. - Two New York Hispanic leaders said they would be upset if Hillary Rodham Clinton's Hispanic campaign manager was replaced because of primary losses they believe should be blamed on former President Clinton and others.

Patti Solis Doyle, whose parents were Mexican immigrants, stepped down as Clinton's campaign manager this weekend as Clinton was losing five Democratic contests to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. Clinton has said Doyle's decision was a personal response to a grueling campaign, not about job performance. She added that Solis Doyle would remain a senior adviser and that her campaign needed to add more staff.

In a letter to Clinton dated Monday and obtained by The Associated Press, State Sen. Ruben Diaz Jr. and Assemblyman Jose Peralta, both New York City Democrats, wrote that they are inclined to believe the explanation, but "it will be very troubling to many if somehow we later find that she left her post under pressure because of the recent primary losses your campaign suffered."

The lawmakers credited Solis Doyle with helping build Hispanic support for Clinton and wrote that they hoped she was not "the one to take the blame and resign from her post instead of others involved with your campaign, including former President Clinton, who have caused serious problems and embarrassing situations for your campaign."

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[MADem]

1. She is still with the campaign, just in a different capacity.

She's still inner circle, it's just that she's not running the overall picture anymore.

[journalist3072]

2. I read the other day it was because she did not tell Sen. Clinton they were out of money

An article I read the other day, basically said that Patti did not tell Sen. Clinton the campaign was out of money, until after New Hampshire. They put all their money into Iowa...and they had no money to put into Super Tuesday. Sen. Clinton was not told until after the fact.

Please..let's not make this into an issue of race.

[ProSense]

5. Unfortunately, some in the Hispanic community

are concerned

Hillary's campaign did make the claim that Hispanics wouldn't vote for Obama.

[yeswecan08]

3. Hillary hates blacks now she hates Hispanics too!

[AX10]

4. Obama supporters are race baiting now?

Shocking indeed! NOT!

[Colobo]

6. Not us. Some Hispanic superdelegates on HER side are.

[Bodhi BloodWave]

7. Aaaah, but we are posting what they said here, thus we are race baiting on here :P n/t