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Progressives Sound Alarms About Obama Campaign
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... writes at TPM:
With so many instances of corruption and influence-peddling around him and whatever problems with the candidate that are keeping the campaign from letting reporters interview him anymore, John McCain is now again charging Obama with what amounts to soft treason -- wanting to lose the war in Iraq in order to make himself president. The lack of any consistent lines of attack against McCain is becoming palpable.
John Aravosis chimes in at America Blog, saying Obama's lack of attack is having an effect on activists: ...
The problem
Corrente —
Avarosis:
John McCain again today basically accused Obama of treason. Within that attack is the usual Republican* blood lie about Democrats - that they hate America, hate the troops, etc. - with a bit of subtle racism thrown in (playing on Obama’s African heritage, and on the fact that some of his ancestor’s were Muslim, all adding up to someone “less than American”).
The preamble to Obama’s platform:
“A great nation now demands that its leaders abandon the ...
Quinnipiac: McCain Gains on Obama
TalkLeft —
... Quinnipiac poll: American likely voters say 55 - 27 percent that Arizona Sen. John McCain is better qualified than Illinois Sen. Barack Obama to deal with Russia and now trails the Democrat 47 - 42 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. This compares to a 50 - 41 percent Sen. Obama lead in a July 15 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. Even pro-Obama bloggers aren't happy with Obama's campaign strategy. Here's Josh Marshall: [More...] ...
John McCain’s Authenticity Has Left the Building (All 7 Or 8 of Them)
Firedoglake —
... Let's see, at the beginning of this week, the talk about the Obama presidential campaign was... oh, yes, the "palpable lack of any consistent lines of attack" against John McCain. ...
