The Gist

Clinton Strategist Hopes to Change Tone

It may too late but the new Clinton campaign strategist is signaling a change the tone of the campaign. If you were listening yesterday you know that I was hard on Clinton for having held on to Mark Penn for so long -- and for only "demoting" him now rather than get rid of him for good. In the end it may well be that decision to keep him as her strategist, long after many urged her to dump him, that sealed her fate.