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McCain: The Wright stuff?

 

Published 11/3/2008 by Carrie Dann at First Read

Politico previews McCain’s busy day today. “John McCain plans to barnstorm the country Monday with a final campaign push that will take him to seven states. McCain will start his last day of campaigning with a midnight rally in Miami. After a few hours of sleep, he'll start again in Tampa, Fla., and then head to stops in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Mexico and Nevada, according to a memo e-mailed to supporters.” ”McCain also plans to tape a satellite interview to air during "Monday Night Football." ESPN will broadcast that and one with Barack Obama during halftime of the Redskins-Steelers game. "Monday Night Football" has an average viewership of 12.2 million, and this week's game pits two teams with swing-state fan bases in Virginia and Pennsylvania.” With the Pennsylvania GOP airing an ad on Jeremiah Wright, Politico’s Martin asks: What if McCain had played the Wright card. “Conversations with a number of veteran GOP consultants indicate that using Wright may have helped McCain ... (link)

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