Tensions between McCain and Palin camps come to light
McCain aides talk about the Republican vice presidential nominee's wardrobe controversy and other issues.
By Maeve Reston and Seema Mehta
LA Times
Reporting from Phoenix — Sarah Palin left the national stage Wednesday, but the controversy over her role on the ticket flared as aides to John McCain disclosed new details about her expensive wardrobe purchases and revealed that a Republican Party lawyer would be dispatched to Alaska to inventory and retrieve the clothes still in her possession.
Tensions have simmered for much of the last month between aides loyal to McCain and those loyal to Palin, but they boiled over after the Republican nominee's defeat, as both sides spoke freely -- though anonymously -- about the wardrobe controversy and other conflicts.
FOR THE RECORD:
An article on Thursday in Section A about tensions between aides loyal to Sen. John McCain and those loyal to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin erred in referring to communication between the camps regarding a telephone interview Palin had with a Canadian comedian who pretended to be French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The story should have said, "McCain aides said the Palin camp did not notify McCain's senior staff or the State Department about the supposed contact." The word "not" was erroneously left out.
Two aides to McCain and two to Palin discussed the tensions but asked that their names not be revealed, saying they were not comfortable speaking openly about internal operations.
The miscommunication and quarrels between the two camps lasted into Tuesday night, said McCain aides familiar with the situation. Palin arrived at the Arizona Biltmore planning to deliver a speech before McCain's concession speech, they said, but was told by senior McCain aides Steve Schmidt and Mark Salter that it would not be appropriate.
(More here.)
By Maeve Reston and Seema Mehta
LA Times
Reporting from Phoenix — Sarah Palin left the national stage Wednesday, but the controversy over her role on the ticket flared as aides to John McCain disclosed new details about her expensive wardrobe purchases and revealed that a Republican Party lawyer would be dispatched to Alaska to inventory and retrieve the clothes still in her possession.
Tensions have simmered for much of the last month between aides loyal to McCain and those loyal to Palin, but they boiled over after the Republican nominee's defeat, as both sides spoke freely -- though anonymously -- about the wardrobe controversy and other conflicts.
FOR THE RECORD:
An article on Thursday in Section A about tensions between aides loyal to Sen. John McCain and those loyal to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin erred in referring to communication between the camps regarding a telephone interview Palin had with a Canadian comedian who pretended to be French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The story should have said, "McCain aides said the Palin camp did not notify McCain's senior staff or the State Department about the supposed contact." The word "not" was erroneously left out.
Two aides to McCain and two to Palin discussed the tensions but asked that their names not be revealed, saying they were not comfortable speaking openly about internal operations.
The miscommunication and quarrels between the two camps lasted into Tuesday night, said McCain aides familiar with the situation. Palin arrived at the Arizona Biltmore planning to deliver a speech before McCain's concession speech, they said, but was told by senior McCain aides Steve Schmidt and Mark Salter that it would not be appropriate.
(More here.)
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