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All of McCain's Ads Have Been Negative?
All of McCain's Ads Have Been Negative?
This and this and this and this?
Study: Coverage of McCain Much More Negative Than of Obama
voices.washingtonpost.com — By Howard Kurtz Media coverage of John McCain has been heavily unfavorable since the political conventions, more... than three times as negative as the portrayal of Barack Obama, a new study says. Fifty-seven percent of the print and broadcast stories ... (more) Study: Coverage of McCain Much More Negative Than of Obama
 Colin Powell Eviscerates McCain's Negative Smear Campaign (video)
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Colin Powell Eviscerates McCain's Negative Smear Campaign (video)
youtube.com — Press availability following his endorsement on "Meet the Press." Destroys every McCain and Republican talking points from... Ayers to "terroris... (more) Colin Powell Eviscerates McCain's Negative Smear ...
Study: McCain coverage mostly negative
politico.com — He's getting attention, but it’s mostly not good press. See also: McCain "amazed" by Palin treatment... (more) Study: McCain coverage mostly negative
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Reactions To Tonight’s Debate
Flopping Aces — Early reactions to the debate while its still going on…..one hour in: Kathryn Jean Lopez: “First time I’ve seen Obama blushing and looking frustrated in a debate. McCain is getting under his skin.” Kathryn Jean Lopez: All of McCain’s Ads Have Been Negative? This and this and this and this? Kathryn Jean Lopez: We shouldn’t cast one another as bad people? You’re sitting across from someone ...

No Wonder Fewer People Are Watching TV
pandagon.net - we are the public option — by Jesse Taylor K. Lo on John McCain’s negative TV ads: All of McCain’s Ads Have Been Negative?  [Kathryn Jean Lopez] This and this and this and this? Of her four links, two are to the same twelve minute video from 2007, one is to an 85 second-long video that would obviously never be broadcast on TV and the last one is a TV-ready ad that I’ve never seen broadcast.  That would seemingly be irrelevant, except that it’s a Michigan-targeted ad and I live 45 ...

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