Barack Obama Presidential Campaign
On June 16, 2008, the Obama campaign announced Solis Doyle would join the campaign as the chief of staff for his vice presidential nominee, revealed on August 23, 2008 to be Joe Biden, the Senior U.S. Senator from Delaware. The news angered some in the Clinton circle who felt the move was intended to send a message that Clinton would not be asked to be Obama's vice presidential nominee. Obama later stated that this was not his intended message.
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