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New McCain Ad on Economy

By on 9.16.08 @ 8:24PM

Vague and calmly reassuring -- a positive message. But we're probably past the point in the campaign when positive messages have much impact. It's now a duel fought with chainsaws at close range, the object being to cut the other guy off at the knees. I suppose Team Maverick wants to leave that ugly business to the 527s.

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Robert Stacy McCain is co-author (with Lynn Vincent) of Donkey Cons: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Democratic Party (Nelson Current). He blogs at The Other McCain.

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