Campaign Managers, Consultants, and Staffers and Whoever!

Blunder after Blunder on both sides of the political fence, Republican or Democrat, Assembly or Senate.  Some have screwed up more than others.  All the blogs and forums are talking about what this candidate said or did and what the other did not do or say.  Is it entirely the candidates fault or is it ........bad management?  Maybe there are no bad candidates just poor choices in campaign managers, consultants or staffers.  So who runs the campaign?  Here is a quick definition.  How about the political party?  Could they be at fault?  Do they take control of the candidate and turn their campaign into a folly of Monty Python-esque proportions?  This state election has turned into an epic proportion of mud slinging backstabbing, double talking, contradictory bunch of malarkey.  I have been to some fund raisers and meets and greets that have been ......well ummmm....embarassing.  How can all of this get so out of control?  I want to take out the finger of "your to blame" and point it at the guilty party.  But who is to shoulder the blame?  Is it the candidate or the person they appointed to manage them?  Worse yet, is it the political party that supports that candidate.  I have my suspicions.  Of course there is the festering information that comes from the media:  which includes papers, tabloids, blogs [this one too] forums, radio and tv interviews......the whole gamut.  I am disheartened, disgruntled and annoyed...............