CNN reports that McCain is giving up on the western states of CO and NM, but is still pouring money and resources into Pennsylvania, a state in which he's down by 10 points in the polls.
Why is McCain going on all on PA while giving up on CO and New Mexico? The answer: because CO and NM have large Latino populations, while PA has only a small black population and a large white Appalachian population.
Why does that matter?
Because the McCain camp's last ditch attempt to win the election will be based on his hope that white racism will move PA democratic white voters away from Obama to McCain. Meaning, he's going to pull out the Reverend Wright card, Ayers card, terrorist card, muslim card, socialist card, bitter and clinging to religion & guns card, etc. in PA to turn white working class voters against Obama.
We know it's coming, can we do anything to try to stop it or undermine it's pernicious effects? More below.
Ultimately, the race-baiting tactic will not work, and McCain will go down in ignominious defeat. Even if it has some effect in PA and makes the race closer, I'm confident that it will be repulsive and turn off independents and moderate republicans throughout the nation.
But, that doesn't mean that such tactics will therefore not have any harmful effects. What it will do is just turn an ugly race into an uglier race, and stoke even more white resentment and rabid hatred against Obama and Obama supporters.
I am fed up with hearing stories about Obama supporters being physically assaulted; having their cars vandalized; having their lawn signs stolen; having death threats made against them. I fear that in the next two weeks, with emotions even more intense, we may be hearing about serious physical injuries or even deaths.
Something must be done.