GOP builds up its team
Schmidt, a bald and barrel-chested operative known for his aggressive brand of political combat, responded by exhorting campaign aides with a speech that one staffer likened to a locker room pep talk.
McCain sources say Schmidt, who ran Arnold Schwarzenegger’s re-election campaign and was a top aide in Bush-Cheney 2004, will co-ordinate the campaign’s daily pro-McCain and anti-Obama message but also will have an increased role in shaping almost every facet of the organisation including scheduling, policy, coalitions and surrogates.
