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Democrats Plan Major Offensive on McCain Home Number Ignorance
thepage.time.com - 8/21/2008
Democrats Plan Major Offensive on McCain Home Number Ignorance
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The Party intends to hammer the Arizonan for a comment he made to Politico suggesting he’s unsure how many houses he and his wife own. “I think - I’ll have my staff get to you. It’s condominiums where - I’ll have them get to you.” Dems have tried recently to step up their effort to caricature McCain as living an outlandishly rich lifestyle.  ...

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Political Animal:  McCain owns so many homes, he’s lost count

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McCain owns so many homes, he’s lost count
Political Animal — ... Time’s Mark Halperin reported this morning that Dems are planning a “major offensive” on this, and intend to “hammer the Arizonan” over his comments. I can’t say I blame them. This is a slow, hanging curve, right over the middle of the plate. ...

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