Ex-Clinton manager joins Obama campaign

Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) presidential campaign announced Monday that Patti Solis Doyle, the longtime confidante to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and former campaign manager to Clinton's presidential bid, will be the chief of staff to Obama's eventual vice presidential pick.

Solis Doyle left her post in the Clinton camp after a staff shakeup in February. She was replaced by Maggie Williams, who led the campaign until Clinton suspended her run and endorsed Obama earlier this month.

{mosads}Some may see Solis Doyle's position as an indication that Clinton may join Obama's ticket, but the move to the Obama campaign has long been rumored and may not signal anything more than a party attempting to coalesce around its candidate.

In addition to the Solis Doyle pick, 15 additional high-profile general-election positions were announced Monday, many of which were promoted from within the campaign.

From outside the campaign, Solis Doyle will be joined by former John Edwards Iowa state director Jen O’Malley Dillon, former Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender outreach director at the Democratic National Committee Brian Bond, former political director for the Democratic Governors Association Paul Diogardi and former chief of staff to Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Jim Messina.