McCain Plans Fiercer Strategy Against Obama
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Sen. John McCain and his Republican allies are readying a newly aggressive assault on Sen. Barack Obama's character, believing that to win in November they must shift the conversation back to questions about the Democrat's judgment, honesty and personal associations, several top Republicans said.
With just a month to go until Election Day, McCain's team has decided that its emphasis on the senator's biography as a war hero, experienced lawmaker and straight-talking maverick is insufficient to close a growing gap with Obama.
The Arizonan's campaign is also eager to move the conversation away from the economy, an issue that strongly favors Obama and has helped him to a lead in many recent polls.
"We're going to get a little tougher," a senior Republican operative said, indicating that a fresh batch of television ads is coming. "We've got to question this guy's associations. Very soon. There's no question that we have to change the subject here," said the operative, who was not authorized to discuss strategy and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Comment: Think about this, folks. McCain has been running, by any objective viewpoint, the most negative campaign in American history.
BUT NOW IT WILL GET EVEN MORE "FIERCE."
The McCain campaign is not going to run any positive ads going forward. IT WILL BE NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNING, 24-7-365.
My response? I'm calling the Obama campaign to make another contribution. So maybe I don't go out to eat a couple of times his month. Four years of McCain would be a greater inconvenience.
PS: I got a call this morning from the Obama Campaign, warning that the McCain Campaign says it is about to "take off the boxing gloves" The Obama campaign is taking this threat very seriously.