From the "Out of the frying pan" file.

Herman Cain's suffering some Newt-level staffing problems in early primary states, the latest being his Iowa Campaign Director, Tina Goff, and Straw Poll Coordiator Kevin Hall. Via Politico (my emphasis)...

Goff and Hall both worked on Fred Thompson’s presidential campaign in 2008 and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s campaign in 2010. Goff stated that she resigned because the Cain campaign refused to make a serious effort in Iowa, the home of the First-in-the-Nation caucuses.

I guess a veteran of the Thompson "campaign" would know a non-serious effort when she sees it. I'm more impressed, though, by this note…

Cain has not yet released his quarterly fundraising numbers.

In politics, "refused to make a serious effort" sometimes translates to "won't work the damn phones."

Just sayin'...

Shorter Newt Gingrich.

"It's just a flesh wound!"

What're they gonna do?

Leave him at home? US News...

McCain advisers are already working to improve his own visuals and believe they can match Obama in stagecraft eventually.

Keeping him off camera could solve the visuals quickly. It certainly counts as a necessary first step. Some things take more time. They should have that "stagecraft" thing nailed down by, oh, next March or so, for instance.

Hat tip to DemFromCT.