[onyx]

She hired him and she either has no control over him or she stands by everything he said.

Either way that makes her too weak or aligned with him or vice versa.

Usually the candidate calls the shots.

[trisham]

Agreed.

[C. Edmund Wright]

>> She hired him and she either has no control over him or she stands by everything he said. Either way that makes her too weak or aligned with him or vice versa. Usually the candidate calls the shots.>>

You are right, and yesterday some MB fans were saying it didn’t matter what Rollins believed, that he was simply a guy to raise money and handle logistics and so on. But as we see, yes, philosophy matters with campaign managers. These are not behind the scenes perfunctory positions. They are part of the messaging machine and that includes positioning yourself against opponents.