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McCain ad: “Sweat Equity”
hotair.com - 10/22/2008
McCain ad: “Sweat Equity”
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John McCain knows how to use a winning message. [...] Read the rest »
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politico.com - 10/21/2008
News outlets sweat over exit poll accuracy
— politico.com — Several new variables, ranging from Obama supporters' zeal to race to early voting, are causing concern among the media... and the survey conductors themselves. (more) News outlets sweat over exit poll accuracy

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Who Do You Believe?
talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/25/2008
Who Do You Believe?
— talkingpointsmemo.com — The McCain camp is denying that it was a campaign spokesperson who told local TV reporters in... Pittsburgh that the "B" supposedly scrawled on the face of a young McCain campaign worker was a reference to "Barack" Obama, angrily carved into her face ... (more) Who Do You Believe?

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Confederate Yankee:  I'm Joe

Hyscience:  McCain Ad: 'Sweat Equity'

Ace of Spades HQ:  McCain's "I am Joe the Plumber" Ad

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I'm Joe
Confederate Yankee — I'm Joe That's the theme of this new McCain ad. Hot Air has the transcript and Ed dubs this the "I am Spartacus" ad, for good reason : The Spartacus theme resonates on a couple of different levels. First, we have everyone identifying with a beleaguered hero as a way of supporting him, but let’s also recall the circumstances of Spartacus. Spartacus led a rebellion of slaves against the government that oppressed them. Joe the Plumber has led a rebellion against an oppressive governing philosophy that erodes the notion of private property and would make taxpayers into serfs to ...

McCain Ad: 'Sweat Equity'
Hyscience — As Ed Morrissey notes, John McCain knows how to use a winning message, and "Joe the Plumber" is certainly that kind of message - if only it isn't too late. This latest McCain ad is titled "Sweat Equity", but as Ed also notes, it just as easily could be called "I Am Spartacus": ...

McCain's "I am Joe the Plumber" Ad
Ace of Spades HQ — McCain's "I am Joe the Plumber" Ad All-in on Joe. More at Hot Air.

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