Palin allies report rising camp tension

The Politico ^ | October 25, 2008 | Ben Smith

[St. Louis Conservative]

Even as John McCain and Sarah Palin scramble to close the gap in the final days of the 2008 election, stirrings of a Palin insurgency are complicating the campaign's already-tense internal dynamics.

Four Republicans close to Palin said she has decided increasingly to disregard the advice of the former Bush aides tasked to handle her, creating occasionally tense situations as she travels the country with them. Those Palin supporters, inside the campaign and out, said Palin blames her handlers for a botched rollout and a tarnished public image — even as others in McCain's camp blame the pick of the relatively inexperienced Alaska governor, and her public performance, for McCain's decline.

"She's lost confidence in most of the people on the plane," said a senior Republican who speaks to Palin, referring to her campaign jet. He said Palin had begun to "go rogue" in some of her public pronouncements and decisions.

"I think she'd like to go more rogue," he said.

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To my “homey” SLC: Disregard AmericaU and snarky; this so-called “dribble” bears repeating. Too many people have the misconception that Politico is fair.

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It doesn’t work? I just searched for the title of this piece and immediately up popped the article- posted 3 times. It may be folks are confused about how to use the search function. I use the one at the top right corner.

So do I. This morning I read a certain article. Later I wanted to read it again and searched on title key words. It could not be found.

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I have read your posts, which is why I’m inclined to conclude you’re a troll. Just because you post token ‘objective’ threads doesn’t make you a conservative. The timing of your sign-up coupled with your choice of posts says much, which is precisely why there are FReepers like myself who are inclined to question your sincerity and motivation.