"He's just going in and doing it," one Clinton aide said today.

Clinton aides say this analogy is very much on the President's mind.

"I think this process in a lot of ways betrayed him," said one Clinton aide.

Clinton aides asked him to do more to link the two of them.

But another Clinton aide acknowledged that "the real work is going on right now."

"The military have to do what the president says," the Clinton aide said.

Details of the meeting were provided today by Clinton aides and company executives.

Many former top Clinton aides have roles in his campaign.

Clinton aides said they needed more information from the state.

"It may not be all gone," one Clinton aide said today.