tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/8/2008
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As noted here and elsewhere, the words "William Ayers" appeared nowhere in yesterday's debate, despite the fact that the McCain campaign hinted for days that McCain would go hard at Obama's associations.
Now Politico reports that McCain advisers are privately indicating that Ayers, and ...
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Scrapping the Ayers attack already?
Political Animal —
... of this. It's possible that the McCain campaign talked up these attacks just to reintroduce the concept to voters and reporters, and never had any real intention to pursue this tack. Given Sarah Palin's recent rhetoric, though, this seems unlikely. This really was going to be a major offensive. So why pull back? Probably because it was a spectacularly bad idea to shift the campaign's focus away from the economy in the midst of a financial meltdown and deep voter/consumer anxiety. Greg Sargent added that the shift "suggests that the McCain campaign's internal polling on how ...
C'mon. Is Ayers off the damn table or not?
Blah3 Feed —
Greg Sargent posted an article this morning that suggested the McCain campaign was going to pretty much drop the tactic of trying to smear Obama by association with Bill Ayers. Okay, fine. The polling for that type of attack is probably so horrible at this point, they must not have a choice. ...
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Scrapping the Ayers attack already?
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re: The Ayers Card is a Deuce, Not an Ace
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McCain will be accused of racism regardless
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Obama, McCain battle in tense debate —
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HAPPENING NOW: Biden stumps in Tampa —
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A McCain ad calls Obama 'not presidential.
(CNN) – Joe is holding a campaign rally in Tampa Florida this hour, during which he stepped up his attacks on John McCain.
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