Politics in the Trump Era
The 2020 Presidential Campaign
Politics and the #MeToo Movement
Sexism in Politics; Women in Congress
What Democrats Need To Do To Win, by Patti Solis Doyle for CNN, October 13, 2018
And now Democrats are angry. Women are especially angry. Some are expressing their anger by running for office. Most of us are voting in record numbers. And millions are protesting, marching, calling, tweeting, posting and screaming at their televisions. It's an advantage, yes, but how Democrats use it now will mean the difference between winning and losing.
Burn Down the 'Boys Will Be Boys' Club, by Patti Solis Doyle for CNN, September 24, 2018
In less than two years, the universe has changed dramatically. The #MeToo movement changed our culture and the way we, as a society, look at sexual assault and sexual harassment. Women are coming forward. They are working through their fear, shame, and trauma in order to change the rules.
Drop the Partisan Nonsense on Harassment, by Patti Solis Doyle for CNN, November 24, 2017
Sexual harassment is not a political issue. It's not about Democrat vs. Republican. It's about the victim. The stories of the victims are horrifying, scary, and disgusting. We need to listen. We need to believe them. We need to talk to our daughters and our sons about them. We, as a society, need to do better.
Will America Ever Have a Woman President?, for Politico Magazine, November 3, 2017
It’s hard to argue things are getting better for female candidates when America elected Donald “grab them by the p----” Trump. But I’ve been working in campaign politics for nearly 30 years, and I believe America will elect a woman president—maybe as soon as 2020.
If Hillary Clinton Were a Man, by Patti Solis Doyle for CNN, April 29, 2016
On Tuesday night, Donald Trump argued that, "If Hillary Clinton were a man, I don't think she'd get 5% of the vote. ... The only thing she's got going on is the women's card." My immediate reaction? I threw the plum I was eating at the TV, then tweeted, "If Hillary were a man, she'd have been president 25 years ago." Trump's argument -- and my reaction to it -- raise an important question. Are Clinton's accomplishments less impressive, or more impressive, because she's a woman? How you answer should help you decide how to vote in November.
Episode 25, by David Axelrod for The Axe Files, January 2016
Patti Solis Doyle, the first Hispanic woman to lead a presidential campaign, chats with David about her family’s immigration to the U.S. from Mexico, the 17 years she spent working for Hillary Clinton both in the White House and on the campaign trail, and why she thinks Clinton is a better candidate this time around and will ultimately win the Democratic nomination.
What My Dad Could Teach Donald Trump, by Patti Solis Doyle for CNN, August 20, 2015
"At the end of the day, however, a race should boil down to who can govern. Who has the right ideas and policies for the time? And who can actually get them done?
Monday, during Hillary Clinton's economic address, we got to see her at her best, talking about the topics that matter most, in a way that demonstrates how she'd get things done (and why others are likely to fail)."
Will GOP midterm victories help or hurt Hillary Clinton?, by James Rosen for Fox News, November 7, 2014
“I think Hillary Clinton did yeoman's work in campaigning out there for Democrats,” said Patti Solis Doyle, a former Clinton campaign manager in 2008, in an interview with Fox News. “She did what she could to help her friends, and very strong Democrats out there. She raised money for them; she campaigned for them.”
Bloomberg Politics' Midterm Election Night Coverage, With All Due Respect, for Bloomberg TV, November 4, 2014
A Chicago startup is aiming to mine a silver lining in the fiscal misery hanging over Illinois... Vendor Assistance Program says it can profit by advancing the money to pay the vendors, then keeping late fees the state owes them. Vendors forego the penalty payments but get their money faster than they would otherwise.
Campaign Boys Club, hosted by Alicia Menendez for Huffington Post Live, January 8, 2013
Patti Solis Doyle, Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign manager, joined HuffPost Live Tuesday to discuss the role of women in political campaigns and speculated on her former boss' 2016 presidential prospects.
"Hopefully there will be a 2016 campaign," Solis Doyle told HuffPost Live host Alicia Menendez, while praising the diversity among Clinton's top 2008 staff.
Patti Solis Doyle On Hillary Clinton 2016 Run: 'Hopefully' (VIDEO), by Danny Shea for The Huffington Post, January 8, 2013
“I think what voters are looking for is the sense that ‘this guy knows what he’s doing,’ and ‘I feel comfortable leaving this guy in charge,’ ” said Patti Solis Doyle, who ran Hillary Clinton’s campaign when she debated Obama (and the other Democratic presidential candidates) in 2008, and later helped prepare Joe Biden for his vice presidential debate with Sarah Palin.
What Obama Needs to Do in Denver, by Alexis Simendinger for Real Clear Politics, October 1, 2012