The Spectacle Blog
Piggy-backing off of the 4,600 word plus NY
Times
investigative report (the typical anti-McCain piece with over
lots of smoke but no fire), the DNC has released a new ad
highlighting McCain's ties to the casino industry. There could be
many reasons for the ad -- the lobbying issue, trying to rile up
social conservatives, and perhaps portray him as an unreliable risk
taker. Perhaps it's just because I have my own industry ties having
spent my childhood in the Atlantic City area with a father in the
casino business, but I don't really see this ad accomplishing much
-- and remember, casinos are the largest employer in Nevada, a
swing state.
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