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Obama: The Contingency plan

 

Published 9/22/2008 by Domenico Montanaro at First Read

So who at the Obama research department gets credit for reading Contingencies Magazine? (Or did they simply read Paul Krugman’s blog about it?) Ah, nothing like those innocuous articles the campaign submits to all-comers, which then provides fodder for a TV ad. And this is why research departments play the game. Here is the latest Obama ad on the subject.  The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus unloads on Obama for exaggerating or distorting McCain's views on immigration and Social Security....( read more ) (link)

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