McCain adviser: Palin ‘is a diva. She takes no advice from anyone.’

[Richard Tafoya]

Think Progress:
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/25/palin-diva/

The Politico reports that tensions between the Palin and McCain camps are increasing in the waning days of the campaign. Palin reportedly “has decided increasingly to disregard the advice of the former Bush aides tasked to handle her,” blaming “her handlers for a botched rollout (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14929.html) and a tarnished public image.” A McCain campaign source unloads (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/25/mccain-aide-palin-going-rogue/) on Palin in an interview with CNN: “She is a diva. She takes no advice from anyone,” said this McCain adviser, “she does not have any relationships of trust with any of us, her family or anyone else. Also she is playing for her own future and sees herself as the next leader of the party. Remember: divas trust only unto themselves as they see themselves as the beginning and end of all wisdom.”
“I think she’d like to go more rogue,” a Republican source said of Palin.

As I've noted before, Palin is only in this for Palin. She's given up on the McCain campaign and is using his airtime to launch her Palin 2012 campaign.

I'm only surprised they haven't started passing out Palin 2012 signs at the rallies.

[DoubleEdgeSword]

I agree, Richard. I've been saying the same for weeks.

[LesterX]

If Palin thinks she's gotten bad press now, I hope she's prepared for what's going to happen if/when they lose and the McCain camp really starts talking.

[Richard Tafoya]

Per the recent stories about this on Politico, it's going to be ugly. The McCain/Palin camp is already talking off the record, and they're saying that many of the campaign team members are already splitting into either the "It's McCain's fault" group or the "It's Palin's fault" group.

I think that what we'll see is open warfare between the moderate wing of the Republican party (McCain's historical broad base) and the extreme right wing (the small but loud Limbaugh / Palin / Hannity base).

[DoubleEdgeSword]

The Republican Party is ripping apart at the seams.

[lions1mew]

*hands the GOP some bigger scissors*

These work wonders ... continue slicin' and dicin' :susp:

[db44]

I don't know if the GOP is. I think the party will stay as far away from this as possible. Let it boil over for a couple of years, as they figure out 2012 (presuming they lose this year).

My favorite line of the story when I read it, which Richard posted but didn't put in boldface, is the quote about not trusting her family. Speaks largely about her, methinks.

And just for the record, the story (at least the one I read on CNN yesterday) says rifts aren't unusual between runningmates. However, I think this is different as Palin is new to the scene, and his picking her is his own fault. Actually, I take back part of this not being the GOP's concern. McCain may have unleashed a monster on the party.

[pinky]

Per the recent stories about this on Politico, it's going to be ugly. The McCain/Palin camp is already talking off the record, and they're saying that many of the campaign team members are already splitting into either the "It's McCain's fault" group or the "It's Palin's fault" group.
More than enough blame to go around. It's McCain's fault for picking her, and it's her fault for being so unqualified and divisive.