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McCain Camp Fractures

Two major advisers resign—may signal the end of the campaign

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(Newser) – Two major aides have decamped from John McCain's beleaguered presidential campaign, sparking rumors that they were fired and fueling suspicions that the Straight Talk Express is close to derailing. Terry Nelson, McCain's campaign manager, and John Weaver, his chief strategist, hopped off this morning, both with minimal statements assuring their support for the floundering candidate.

Mark Salter, a veteran McCain booster often referred to as the senator's alter-ego, also left the payroll today. Insiders tell WaPo that McCain ousted Nelson and Weaver over the campaign's anemic fundraising; longtime aide Rick Davis is rumored to have taken the helm.

Terry Nelson, campaign manager for Republican Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., poses at the Republican debate at the University of South Carolina's Koger Center for the Arts in this May 15, 2007, file photo in Columbia, S.C. Nelson resigned Tuesday, July 10, 2007, as McCain's campaign manager. (AP...
Terry Nelson, campaign manager for Republican Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., poses at the Republican debate at the University of South Carolina's Koger Center for the Arts in this May...   (Associated Press)
US Republican Senator John McCain addresses troops during a ceremony at Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 4, 2007, at which soldiers reenlisted and some were naturalized as United States citizens. Around 160 troops from 52 countries were given US citizenship during the ceremony. (AP Photo/Ali al-Saadi, Pool)
US Republican Senator John McCain addresses troops during a ceremony at Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 4, 2007, at which soldiers reenlisted and some were naturalized as United States citizens....   (Associated Press)
Republican Presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 10, 2007, to discuss changes to his presidential campaign staff. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
Republican Presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 10, 2007, to discuss changes to his presidential campaign staff. (AP Photo/Lauren...   (Associated Press)
This video image provided by Senate TV shows Republican Presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaking on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Senate TV)
This video image provided by Senate TV shows Republican Presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaking on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Senate...   (Associated Press)
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