McCain: Mr. Negative?

The New York Times examines the harsh tone coming out of the McCain campaign. "The old happy warrior side of Mr. McCain has been eclipsed a bit lately by a much more aggressive, and more negative, Mr. McCain who hammers Mr. Obama repeatedly on policy differences, experience and trustworthiness. By doing so, Mr. McCain is clearly trying to sow doubts about his younger opponent, and bring him down a peg or two. But some Republicans worry that by going negative so early, and initiating so many of the attacks himself rather than leaving them to others, Mr. McCain risks coming across as angry or partisan in a way that could turn off some independents who have been attracted by his calls for respectful campaigning.” VIDEO: A Race for the White House panel discusses whether John McCain is starting to lose his cool when attacking Barack Obama. The Washington Post writes that the McCain campaign’s charge that Obama skipped his Landstuhl visit because he couldn’t bring the ... (link)