Trying to Put Glenn in Orbit

A shake-up reveals a damaging split in the candidate's staff

With all the publicity generated by the new movie The Right Stuff, perhaps the presidential candidacy of the Ohio Senator and former astronaut ought to be in some kind of celestial orbit. In reality, down-to-earth problems seem to be causing the John Glenn campaign to sputter. The latest sign of trouble: a major shake-up of Glenn's staff that reflects serious problems within the Senator's campaign effort.

Last week Glenn's political director, Joe Grandmaison, was fired. Replacing him was veteran Political Strategist Robert Keefe. He was...

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