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Default Poll Says Attacks Backfire on McCain

The diet challenged lady (not me ! ) is toning up her vocal chords as we read..

After several weeks in which the McCain campaign unleashed a series of strong political attacks on Mr. Obama, trying to tie him to a former 1960s radical, among other things, the poll found that more voters see Mr. McCain as waging a negative campaign than Mr. Obama. Six in 10 voters surveyed said that Mr. McCain had spent more time attacking Mr. Obama than explaining what he would do as president; by about the same number, voters said Mr. Obama was spending more of his time explaining than attacking.

Over all, the poll found that if the election were held today, 53 percent of those determined to be probable voters said they would vote for Mr. Obama and 39 percent said they would vote for Mr. McCain. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/us...th&oref=slogin



Can I please get a hallelujah on that?

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After several weeks in which the McCain campaign unleashed a series of strong political attacks on Mr. Obama, trying to tie him to a former 1960s radical, among other things, the poll found that more voters see Mr. McCain as waging a negative campaign than Mr. Obama.
Here...

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After several months in which the media dropped on their Obama kneepads and waged a propaganda war on his behalf, the poll found it's working and consider it's credibility well spent.
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Here...

Let me fix that line...

The REASON I changed my vote from McCain was due to negative ads running on the radio, when I was away from the Foxxes, the MSNBC's and the like.
Also his choice of Palin is sinking in as it did with me. I'm glad to see voters have been thoughtful and investigative as I was after her initial splash.
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Predicable. In fact I predicted it. And I'm not even the sharpest knife in the drawer.
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Predicable. In fact I predicted it. And I'm not even the sharpest knife in the drawer.

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Faithful, are you projecting again???
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Faithful, are you projecting again???
The entire contents of my silverware drawer (well, before I got married, now it's got all those damn spoons and crap)
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Perhaps the "media" feels guilty for failing Gore and Kerry...

Dam that liberal media...

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Perhaps the "media" feels guilty for failing Gore and Kerry...
Dam that liberal media...
I know.
Just LOOK at this mainstream liberal media elite favor Obama....

Liberals complain the election is stolen.
Conservatives complain that they don't like media coverage...
Conservative media blames John McCain's campaign...

Are we a nation of whiners?
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If I was of the Freudian school, I might read something else into the presence of a ruler.
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