Obama team remains unshaken

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Leak-Free Obama Staff Annoys Reporters [They Cheat With Their Internal Cohesion]
Published 4/28/2008 by Sara K. Smith at Wonkette
... demand loyalty, who intuitively relate to and handle their campaigns with just the right touch." Chief Obama strategist David Axelrod has a simpler explanation for a team that has maintained a weird sense of calm through all the excitement and turmoil of Campaign '08: "There are no assholes. There are going to be no assholes on this campaign." It sounds like a great plan — but if it's true, what orifice does the candidate use to shit roses? Obama team remains unshaken [Politico] ...

Obama Taking A Page From Bush Playbook?
Published 4/28/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
Politico looks at an underexamined aspect of the Obama campaign : the fact that there's been almost none of the "team in disarray" coverage that typically accrues to campaigns at this point in the race. To be sure, a good deal of that has to do with the fact that Obama's group has been mostly successful thus far, notwithstanding the last couple of weeks. Still, "internal upheaval" is a default favorite for The Boys (and Girls) on the Bus. How has Team Obama avoided it? "Intense loyalty to and belief in the candidate," says Democratic consultant Jim Jordan . ...