Virtue of Disloyalty, part 2

As a followup to Virtue pt 1, here's a point from Time Magazine via TPM (emphasis mine):

Clinton picked people for her team primarily for their loyalty to her, instead of their mastery of the game. That became abundantly clear in a strategy session last year, according to two people who were there. As aides looked over the campaign calendar, chief strategist Mark Penn confidently predicted that an early win in California would put her over the top because she would pick up all the state's 370 delegates.

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