When it became obvious Donald Trump had upended the Republican Party and seized its presidential nomination, most Democrats rejoiced and envisioned not only Hillary Clinton in the White House but Democratic majorities in Congress.

But inside the Clinton campaign, not everyone celebrated the news. Jennifer Palmieri, the campaigns communications director, worried about Trump. She saw his unpredictability and his capacity to generate immense, free press coverage as a huge problem.

On this weeks episode of Candidate Confessional, Palmieri explains why she wasnt doing cartwheels as Trump was ascending.

Heres the thing about running against Trump is he was just going to be unconventional, Palmieri says. Hillary Clinton is a conventional candidate. So I was concerned about how that plays out. My most sleepless nights, my most anxiety-ridden time was February, March, April and trying to like wrap your head around how youre going to run against Donald Trump . It seemed like there could be a big payoff but I would prefer something a little more conventional.