Newest Obama Ad, “Subject” (As Predicted)
I pointed out yesterday why I felt that the new McCain tactic of attempting to shift the discussion to Bill Ayers wasn’t going to work. Not only has the media responded pretty much as predicted (with the notable exception of Fox and Friends which I caught yesterday) but the Obama Campaign has fired back with no delay, airing the following ad in a number of swing states. Take a look.
With the latest polls showing that not only is the economy the top issue on people’s minds, but that 60% of Americans think a depression (not recession) is “likely” at this point, we have to give Team Obama credit. This is exactly the sort of advertisement that’s going to hit home with voters wondering if they’re going to have a job next year. While the Right wing base may be clamoring for McCain to talk about Ayers, Rezko and Wright, those don’t seem like the sort of discussions that are going to move the needle in the groups McCain needs to turn this thing around.
2 Responses to “Newest Obama Ad, “Subject” (As Predicted)”
That's a really effective ad. The campaign keeps proving that they have what it takes to defeat smear campaigns, whether they come from Hillary Clinton or the McCain camp.
Palin was disgraceful yesterday in her attempts to tie Obama to terrorism– I have never seen Joe Biden stoop to those kind of tactics- and hope I never will.
It is especially powerful that all the recent Obama ads quote headlines. McCain can't even call him rude or say he's making things up. It's all quotes from third parties. So Obama isn't saying McCain is lying. CNN is.