Free Republic

There is a civil war going on in Sen. John Kerry's campaign organization that has produced a weak, inconsistent message and election strategy, veteran Democratic adviser Tony Coelho charged yesterday.     "There is nobody in charge, and you have these two teams that are generally not talking to each other," said Mr. Coelho, who managed Al Gore's presidential bid in the early stages of the 2000 campaign until he resigned because of ill health.     Mr. Coelho said the Kerry campaign has been seriously hampered by internal squabbling between campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill, brought in earlier this year, and senior...

WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Al Gore (news - web sites)'s presidential campaign heard but did not pursue allegations about George W. Bush's Air National Guard service, similar to the information in discredited documents aired by CBS News this month, a former campaign official said Tuesday. Tony Coelho, who ran the campaign for several months in 2000, said he did not follow up on the claims because they were not serious enough to demand further attention. "Of everyone I talked to, no one had anything that rose to the level that we should get ourselves into," Coelho said. CBS and...

On Fox: Pat Caddel long time Dem Pollster on Kerry Campaign: "This is about the worst strategizing, worst campaign management in the history of American politics . . ." CBS Online Tony Coehlo Rips Kerry Campaign : characterizing it as a campaign in chaos. Longtime Democratic insider Tony Coelho lashed out at the John Kerry presidential campaign, characterizing it as a campaign in chaos. With yet another appointment of a former Clinton administration staffer to Kerry’s team on Tuesday, Coelho argues the problem is worsening. “There is nobody in charge and you have these two teams that are generally not...