McCain sacks staff as support for rival soars
In a desperate bid to reinvigorate a Presidential campaign that is fast flying down the plug hole, John McCain has sacked some of his campaign staff, with rumours associating this move with the fact that he has only raised $12.5 million in the first quarter year, which leaves him struggling financially against some of his rivals.
"Presidential campaigns are dynamic organisations, and we are focused on ensuring that ours is as efficient and effective as possible," Mr McCain's spokesman, Tucker Bounds, told the Arizona Republic.
The McCain campaign has been a virtual disaster and it is hard to recognise the man they used to label The Maverick as he stands next to Jerry Falwell or as he hugs President Bush.But whatever his aides say, there is little doubt Mr McCain is struggling. His decision to support President George Bush's policy in Iraq combined with a sense among some that he has lost the maverick status that attracted voters during the 1999 Republican primary, has left him with a real fight on his hands if he is to secure the party's nomination.
His position has not been helped by the emergence of Mr Thompson, a former senator from Tennessee and an actor best known for his work on the television crime series Law and Order.
A poll commissioned by the Los Angeles Times suggested that, within the Republican field, Mr Thompson - who so far has only said he is considering running - has moved into second place behind former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani. The poll put Mr Giuliani on 29, Mr Thompson 15 and Mr McCain on 12 points. Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, who has raised the most money in the first quarter, is in 4th place.
However, the moment that destroyed him forever was when he took that insane walk through a Baghdad market surrounded by soldiers, helicopters and snipers.
After the Republicans choose their next Presidential candidate, and I would safely bet my house that this candidate will not be John McCain, people will look back at his campaign and say that, the day he took that walk, he destroyed his credibility forever.
That's the price of trying to back Bush's insane stance over the Iraq war. You simply cease to look like a credible person anymore.
Which says a lot about the credibility of the current incumbent of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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