Yesterday, John McCain told Iowa supports he was happy with his campaign.
Of course, candidates are supposed to expound confidence in their message and campaign, but consider the amount of high-ranking people who have left his campaign this summer:
Campaign manager: Terry Nelson
Chief strategist: John Weaver
Finance Director: Mary Kate Johnson
Research director: Brian Rogers
Senior Aide: Mark Salter
Communications director: Brian Jones
Deputy communications directors: Matt David and Danny Diaz
Iowa state communications director: Tim Miller
Iowa coalitions director: Marlys Popma
Iowa consultants: Ed Failor Jr. and Karen Slifka
South Carolina spokesman: Adam Temple
SC State field director: Josh Robinson
SC Political Director: Brad Henry
There are also reports that his Iowa office is down to half a dozen staffers. With about $2 million in the bank, it will be hard for McCain to gain momentum against opponents with several times the amount left to spend.
Personally, I wouldn’t be so happy about a campaign who has lost so many key staffers and has such limited funds.
