Stroke of genius? Or disaster-in-the-making? Marc Ambinder describes the McCain campaign's planned structure and, while it's too early to say with any certainty, I'd say "disaster" looks more likely:
Sen. John McCain’s election planners are preparing to unveil a radically decentralized campaign structure over the next few months.
Instead of funneling authority through a few central figures at campaign headquarters in Arlington, VA, plans call for it to be dispersed to up to ten “regional campaign managers” –spread at satellite campaign offices throughout the country, according to two Republicans briefed on the plans....
The 10 different campaign offices will run, in essence, 10 different campaigns, region-specific and constituent-specific, tailorable to fit around McCain’s unique coalition....
The regional managers would have the authority to hire and fire, to adapt field programs to fit the needs of the states in their region. Unlike regional political directors, they would be part of the senior staff table at the campaign’s Arlington headquarters. Message and media, for the most part, would still be run through Arlington.
--Christopher Orr