Yes, Charlie Black was essentially correct in what he said. So was Hillary Clinton when she referenced RFK's assassination as a reason to stay in the race. Too many cooks in the kitchen often make for
PR blunders in campaigns. Charlie Black should not be allowed to speak to the press. Ditto for about 99.9% of campaign operatives. There should be one person in each campaign, other than the candidate, who is authorized to speak to the press. And that person should be reviewing every press release or coordinating with every subordinate on the campaign who has anything to do with the media.
I vividly remember an all-staff meeting at the RNC where Haley Barbour told us we were all absolutely forbidden to speak to anyone remotely connected with the press. About an hour later, some co-workers and I were eating lunch on a bench netx to the U.S. Capitol when Chris Rock walked up to us with a camera crew, wanting to interview us for Comedy Central. Talk about a buzzkill. We sooooo wanted to chat with him and had to politely decline while he moved on to the Hill staffers next to us for an interview and some joking around.