Published 7/1/2009
by Domenico Montanaro
at First Read
Politico's Martin looks at the fallout from the Vanity Fair piece that exposed rifts between the McCain-Palin camps. "Rival factions close to the McCain campaign have been feuding since last fall over Palin, usually waging the battle in the shadows with anonymous quotes," Martin writes. "Now, however, some of the most well-known names in Republican politics are going on-the-record with personal attacks and blame-casting." The players include on one side Steve Schmidt -- who ran McCain's campaign...( read more )
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