My first order of business was to put out a small brush fire. Jen O’Malley Dillon—JOD, as everyone called her—was chair of the campaign, a seasoned pro who had led us to a win in 2020, the first woman campaign manager for a successful Democratic ticket. I had called her on Sunday to ask her to stay on in the role. But there were questions about how the campaign would need to be reshaped, and when David Plouffe called her to discuss strategy, there was confusion. In a quick meeting, I reassured her that I wanted her and the campaign manager, Julie Chávez Rodríguez, to remain in their roles. I
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"Dillon lost me the election, but I had no choice! 106 days!" (I remember Dillon was indulging the weird celebrity stuff, including shelling out millions to have Kamala on the Vegas Sphere lol.)
