Coale: Schmidt "couldn't stand Sarah from day one"

After Steve Schmidt's weekend bashing of Sarah Palin, now we're beginning to hear other voices. Via Chris Cilliza:

John Coale, a Democrat and personal friend to the governor, insisted that Schmidt "couldn't stand Sarah from day one" and alleged that Schmidt and "his people" had "screwed up the ABC and CBS interviews."

Charlie Black, a close adviser to McCain during the 2008 campaign and a lobbyist based in Washington, was less confrontational about Schmidt's comments but did note that the criticism of the former governor "reminds me of the things some Republicans said about [Ronald] Reagan in 1977."

We can't wait to read what Sarah Palin has to reveal about the various players for Team McCain come November 17.

- JP