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Assessing John Edwards' Comeback Chances

Will McCahill — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:59:07 CST

John Edwards’ public image hit new lows the past week, but the likes Richard Nixon, Eliot Spitzer, and Michael Milken have made successful comebacks, the Atlantic notes, in polling political spin doctors about Edwards’ comeback chances: Bob Shrum: "The reality is so contrary to the image that he projected,” says...

Ex-McCain Adviser Slams Britney Ad as 'Childish'

Jonas Oransky — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:00:01 CDT

Former John McCain strategist and “Straight Talk Express" architect John Weaver blasted McCain's latest ad as "childish" today, the Atlantic reports. Breaking his silence about the campaign, Weaver said that the attack ad likening Barack Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton “diminishes” and “reduces McCain on the stage.”

McCain Advisers Big on Loyalty, Dissension

Jonas Oransky — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:30:38 CDT

John McCain’s inner circle is a hotbed of animosity and infighting among his fiercely loyal advisers, Jason Zengerle writes in the New Republic . Years of Freudian feuding by John Weaver and Rick Davis created a team divided not only on personal lines, but also on philosophical ones, between a top-down...

McCain Camp Fractures

Greg Atwan — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:45:00 CDT

Two major aides have decamped from John McCain's beleaguered presidential campaign, sparking rumors that they were fired and fueling suspicions that the Straight Talk Express is close to derailing. Terry Nelson, McCain's campaign manager, and John Weaver, his chief strategist, hopped off this morning, both with minimal statements assuring their...