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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: MJ who wrote (32773)	7/2/2008 11:13:30 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224749

The AP termed it a shakeup..always have to take their reports with a large grain of salt: Top Adviser Shakeup in McCain Campaign by Associated Press Wednesday, July 2, 2008 John McCain put a top adviser in control of day-to-day campaign operations Wednesday after weeks of private concerns among Republicans that the GOP presidential campaign had not made the transition for the general election. Steve Schmidt, a member of the Arizona senator’s inner circle, will oversee daily political, strategy, coalitions, scheduling and communications efforts from the campaign’s northern Virginia headquarters. The campaign’s estimated 300-person staff will report to Schmidt, who will report to campaign manager Rick Davis. Davis will continue to focus on long-term planning, the vice presidential search, fundraising and the national convention but Schmidt’s added responsibilities mean the campaign manager’s load now will be somewhat lighter. Davis took the reins of the campaign almost exactly a year ago. He told the staff of Schmidt’s expanded role at a Wednesday meeting at headquarters, saying that Schmidt would have “full operational control” of the campaign’s daily activities. “This is a natural growth of the campaign and we think it’s a good thing,” said spokesman Brian Rogers. Other changes and additions are expected. Republican officials with knowledge of the plans said Schmidt likely will shift the political operations into a more traditional structure, including the hiring of a single political director and a single field director who will have authority over those divisions. The campaign has been criticized for its nontraditional, decentralized structure that broke the country into 11 regions with a campaign manager for each. Charlie Black, a senior adviser, characterized Schmidt’s larger role as a typical expansion for a growing campaign. “The deeper you get into a presidential campaign, the more tasks there are to do and the more work there is to do,” Black said. “Rick asked Steve to take on more responsibility, and he did and everybody’s happy.” Schmidt was involved in McCain’s presidential campaign from the start. He was a near constant presence on the campaign trail during McCain’s comeback, which resulted in his winning enough delegates to capture the GOP nomination. In recent weeks, Schmidt worked out of headquarters as he assumed additional duties. Schmidt, 38, presided over California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s successful re-election bid two years ago, a campaign in which the governor moved steadily to the political middle after governing as a conservative. Schmidt helped him overcome a deficit in the polls. He also was a top aide in Bush’s re-election campaign in 2004 and worked for Vice President Dick Cheney in the White House. He ran the confirmation of Justice Samuel Alito, and played a leading role in the confirmation of Chief Justice John Roberts.