McCain Orders Shake-Up of His Campaign

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Source: NY Times

WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign has gone through its second shake-up in a year. Responding to Republican concerns that his candidacy was faltering, Mr. McCain put a veteran of President Bush’s 2004 campaign in charge of day-to-day operations, and stepped away from a plan to have the campaign run by 11 regional managers, Mr. McCain’s aides said Wednesday.

The elevation of Steve Schmidt — who worked closely with Karl Rove — at Mr. McCain’s headquarters represented a sharp diminishment of the responsibilities of Rick Davis, who has been Mr. McCain’s campaign manager since the last shake-up nearly a year ago.

The shift was approved by Mr. McCain after several of his aides, including Mr. Schmidt, went to him about 10 days ago and warned him that he was in danger of losing the presidential election unless he revamped his campaign operation, two officials close to the campaign said.

The move of Mr. Schmidt is the latest sign of increasing influence of veterans of Mr. Rove’s shop in the McCain operation. Nicolle Wallace, communications director for Mr. Bush in the 2004 campaign (and in his White House), has joined the campaign as a senior adviser, and will travel with Mr. McCain every other week.

NY Times

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/us/politics/03manage....

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OK, if this is the 'Second Shake-up', how many 'adjustments' been made to this campaign to attract public attention? Anybody keeping count?

[tekisui]

1. 5 top aides have resigned due to nasty lobby ties.

Now, he gets rover's protege.

It will be sweet to hand the criminal rover style politics another defeat.

[kpominville]

2. McCain has been shaking up his campaign once a month

It seems like McCain has had to "shake up" his campaign quite a few times now.

[ShockediSay]

8. Great commander-in-chief credentials nt

[klyon]

3. just mooving in the Rove people

let the mud fly and let the dirty tricks flow
the election will be rigged ... ballots are already counted

[alcibiades_mystery]

4. Early morning tai chi for everyone!

It teaches love of country...

[DrZeeLit]

5. McSame had nothing to do with this. The big guys in DC and GOP are nervous.

They see the end of their gravy train.
Notice, McSame is in South America when this occurs.

Don't ask. Don't tell.
Just move along.

Wait. The smears are only going to multiply like pustules.

However... using the Bush Team is great -- more ties between the two, as Bush's ratings sink below the horizon.

Could this whole "shake up" backfire?

Only if the same people are running the voting machines.

[EnviroBat]

6. I'll say it again. You can't polish a turd.

Even shiny, it's still a turd.

[underpants]

7. That's not how Brian Williams reported it last niiiiiight

He called it a "move" or something like that

[ShockediSay]

9. WhaddaYu spect from Fascist oriented MSM n/t