McCain Loses Two Iowa Strategists (AP)

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

McCain Loses Two Iowa Strategists

Thursday July 12, 2007 6:46 PM

By MIKE GLOVER

Associated Press Writer

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Two veteran Republican strategists
are abandoning John McCain's campaign in Iowa, dealing another
blow to his struggling presidential bid.

Ed Failor Jr., said Thursday that he and Karen Slifka plan to
notify McCain by letter. Both are GOP operatives with deep ties
in Iowa, which holds the first-in-the-nation caucuses, and
national politics.

“As much as I like Senator McCain, it's not a team I'm willing to
stay involved with any longer,” Failor said.

Once the GOP front-runner, McCain's second presidential
candidacy has been foundering on all fronts. ...

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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6775395,00.html

[More Than A Feeling]

1. He gone.

This isn't a Kerry situation, because, iirc, Kerry only switched campaign managers and took out a loan. McCain's whole campaign is crumbling beneath him. He isn't coming back.

[Catchawave]

2. Do you think the RNC

is pushing him out ? I think they're betting on the Romney/Guiliani ticket, aka, Bush's Third Term :scared:

[Lord Helmet]

3. it's still not a good sign

We were discussing these campaigns in class last week and there is a long history of campaign shake-ups.

Bottom line is that it almost always means there is something going wrong.