Former Clinton Campaign Manager Joins Obama Campaign

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We actually covered this story at this a while back as reports regarding a series of meetings between the former Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle and the Obama campaign that were underway in Chicago and were aimed at throwing around ideas that would have Solis-Doyle joining the Obama staff.

Needless to say it finally has happened, it was announced earlier today that Pattie Solis Doyle has officially become a member of the Obama campaign, and will serve as the “chief of staff to the vice presidential candidate whoever he (or she) will be, campaign officials said.” This of Solis Doyle gives Obama some much needed help in a couple different areas of the Democratic base:

“she adds a prominent female, Hispanic face to Obama’s senior staff, and has a major role, if an ambiguous one: It’s not exactly inside the Obama inner circle, and a running mate may also want to bring in his or her own people.”

Today also had team Obama announcing a laundry list (no, it literally looks like a laundry list) of campaign staff hirings - however the vast majority of those listed were already involved with the campaign in one way or another and simply were undergoing a change of title.

New roles announced today:

• Constituency Director: Brian Bond - formerly LGBT Outreach Director at the DNC

• National Field Director: Jon Carson - formerly Obama for America Voter Contact Director

• Senior Advisor to the Campaign and Chief of Staff to Michelle Obama: Stephanie Cutter

• Industrial States Regional Director: Paul Diogardi - formerly Political Director for the Democratic Governor’s Association.

• Battleground States Director: Jen O’Malley Dillon - formerly Iowa State Director for John Edwards for President

• Chief of Staff to the Vice Presidential Nominee: Patti Solis Doyle

• Latino Vote Director: Temo Figueroa - formerly Obama for America National Field Director

• First Americans Vote Director: Wizipan Garriott

• Northeast Regtional Director: Eureka Gilkey - formerly Obama for America Deputy Political Director

• 50-State Voter Registration Director: Jason Green - formerly Obama for America political and field staff

• Campaign Chief of Staff: Jim Messina - formerly Chief of Staff to Senator Max Baucus

• LGBT Vote Director: Dave Noble - formerly of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

• West Regional Director: Matt Rodriguez -.formerly Obama for America New Hampshire State Director

• Senior Advisor: Michael Strautmanis

• African American Vote Director: Rick Wade

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