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Is The McCain Campaign Entering Into The Danger Zone?
The Moderate Voice — Andrew Sullivan says yes. And Marc Ambinder suggests McCain is not truly happy about it…

Matt Lewis: Sugar, we're (not) going down swinging...
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Conservatives are angry with the way John McCain is conducting his campaign, lately -- and rightly so. As Marc Ambinder points out, it does not appear John McCain is really serious about doing the things that need to be done in order for him to even have a shot to win this thing : " Is John McCain really serious about questioning Barack Obama's association with William Ayers? The evidence suggests he is not. To truly drive Ayers into the public conversation, to trick what they consider an irredeemably biased press corps into biting, McCain ...

Is McCain Serious About The Ayers Attack?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Nah. What is he serious about?

McCain vetoes aides’ proposals to go after Obama on Wright, too
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... to Marc Ambinder’s reminder this morning that, for all the bluster about what Ayers reveals of Obama’s judgment and character, Maverick’s not pushing the issue as hard as he could . No major ad buys, no speeches devoted to the subject, not even a debate mention yet. Either he considers this line of attack dishonorable or he finds it absurd to be pushing it in the middle of a global financial meltdown, so he’s going to half-ass it by bringing it up occasionally, hoping the media takes the baton and runs with it, but otherwise not dirtying his hands too much. How that adds up ...

Is Ayers Turning Off Voters?
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — ... a 7-point edge, has some numbers on whether the issue of Bill Ayers is affecting voters. * 61% said Obama's association with Ayers made no difference on whether they would vote for him; 32% said it would make them less likely to vote for him. Breaking the numbers down: * 64% of Independents said no difference; compared with 29% who said less likely. So it appears as if Ayers is making some difference, but not a lot, as Independents don't seem particularly concerned about it. UPDATE: Marc Ambinder makes a good point: To truly drive Ayers into the public conversation, to trick ...

Is McCain Serious About Ayers?
Swampland — Marc Ambinder has written a post arguing that McCain is not serious about the William Ayers attacks his campaign has been launching all week. The argument goes like this: ...

Ambinder vs. Scherer: The Emails
Swampland — ... count among the cycle's indispensable campaign reporters, wrote a blog post arguing that John McCain was not serious about his William Ayers attacks. On Friday afternoon, I responded with a post saying that McCain was serious, to the extent that serious is a thing that matters. Ambinder and I continued our debate privately in email. After a few exchanges, we decided to post our entirely friendly and respectful give-and-take, in a slightly edited form. Read the original Ambinder post here. Read my blog response ...

Links for 2008-10-10 [del.icio.us]
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... them sort the facts from the fictions and figure out what to make of it. That's what we did.” McCain Campaign Is at Odds Over Negative Attacks' Scope - WSJ.com Top McCain campaign officials are grappling with how far to go with negative attacks on Sen. Barack Obama in the final weeks of what is turning into a come-from-behind effort. ++++++++ Is McCain conceding the election by going after William ayers instead of attacking on the economic front? Is McCain Serious About Ayers? Evidence Says No. - Marc Ambinder Is John McCain really ...

links for 2008-10-11
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... Voter registration effort criticized : Local News : Ventura County Star (tags: hannah-beth_jackson tony_strickland) Is McCain Serious About Ayers? Evidence Says No. - Marc Ambinder Is John McCain really serious about ...

Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos — ... characters who steals the wrong ring and turns into a troll. Dana Milbank: The country desperately needs strong leadership now, but there's none to be found at the White House. The president is voicing the right sentiments, even if his words (Thursday's "we'll get through this deal") are characteristically clumsy. He's even affecting the right demeanor, between concern and confidence. But nobody seems to care. Marc Ambinder: He mentions Ayers in a speech or interview, or gives the tough ...

McCain's Last Stand
TalkLeft — ... Why would McCain attack Obama in front of a national audience when he knows it will drive away voters? [more ...] Ayers may well come up at the third debate, McCain told the Mark Reardon Show of St. Louis radio station KMOX. "I was astonished to hear him (Obama) say that he was surprised that I didn't have the guts to do that," McCain said. "I think he's probably assured that it's going to come up this time." Bait taken? As Marc Ambinder writes: Suddenly dumping on Obama's character and associations in the ...