John Sidney McCain's excellent campaign shake-up, Part 2

By GottaLaff


J Sid's not ready for prime time. His campaign is all shook up:

From NBC's Chuck Todd and NBC/NJ's Matthew E. Berger
...But the shifts in responsibility could be a precursor to a real shakeup -- and that would be the addition of one-time McCain campaign strategist Mike Murphy, who helped oversee McCain's near upset of Bush in 2000.

[...]Davis and Black are reportedly not enthusiastic about the addition of Murphy because then their roles would truly be diminished.[...]

It looks like today's announcement was designed to do two things: 1) calm the GOP chattering class who are getting nervous about the trajectory of the McCain campaign, and 2) potentially grease the wheels for the return of Murphy to the fold.

There isn't much time to do any more shaking up so expect any more movements to come in the next few weeks or not at all.

[...] While Schmidt has been a McCain adviser for a while, he brings to the top of the staff a hand with general election experience, something sorely lacking in McCain world.

There has been talk in the last few weeks that McCain was having trouble transitioning to a general election candidacy, and that it had not fully utilized the four-month head start it had over Obama. And the campaign has not been viewed as polished, which is why we are likely seeing the focus on staffers experienced in advance and stagecraft.

This does not make the ol' McCamPain look very professional, organized, or ready for the Big Time. Plus, adding more Bushies won't help him separate from that nagging McSame image.

Maybe they should really shake things up and replace J Sid. Elvis would be proud.