McCain to Keep Pressure on Obama During Dems’ Convention

When Democrats enter Denver by the thousands for the party’s national convention next week, John McCain’s campaign with be waiting close by to counterpunch. McCain plans to keep a relatively light public schedule next week, but the McCain campaign  will have a press shop set up near the Pepsi Center where several staffers will be based. There will be daily press conferences with key McCain supporters and advisers, tentatively including former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele. Plus the campaign intends to release a flurry of ads and Web videos throughout the week to compete with Democrats’ message. The Democratic convention is expected to be unusually aggressive, with Barack Obama’s campaign poised to drive home the connection between McCain and the Bush administration. But when Obama and the dozens of convention ... (link)