THE GREAT DEBATES

摘要

Later, after mccain's ride to the rescue had been mocked in the press, some ofhis advisers blamed Steve Schmidt for the fiasco. The campaign's chief strategist wasforever searching for the bold stroke, the instant game changer, but by urging McCain to go to Washington, he had impetuously and blindly steered the candidate into a trap. "McCain never saw it as a stunt," insisted one aide. But to most commentators, the bizarre rush back to Washington seemed gimmicky-one more tactical gambit in a campaign that seemed to lack any coherent or consistent strategy.