Report: Clinton aide voting Romney

The move is apparently to strengthen Hillary Clintons position in the Democratic Party. | AP Photo

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Top Clinton confidant Douglas Band has said that he will vote for Republican Mitt Romney, according to a report in The New Yorker, apparently a move to strengthen Hillary Clintons position in the Democratic Party.

In revealing the relationship between President Barack Obama and former President Clinton, The New Yorkers Ryan Lizza drops a fascinating tidbit in the second-to-last paragraph of the story.

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By some measures, a defeat for Obama in November would leave Hillary the undisputed leader of her party and propel her toward the Oval Office that much faster. At least one of Clintons closest advisers seems to be backing that strategy, writes Lizza. According to two people with direct knowledge, Douglas Band has said that he will vote for Romney. Band declined to comment.

The story documents the gently improving relationship between Bill Clinton and Obama, but also notes the enduring tensions that remain, particularly as it relates to the Clintons future political ambitions.

Band is a longtime adviser to former President Clinton, and played a key role in creating and managing the Clinton Global Initiative.