In one week, Obama has picked up four battleground states on both ABC and NBC's electoral maps, which goes to explain McCain's recent dumpster-diving tactics. After decrying Republican primary campaign ads calling Obama "extreme", McCain is now embracing that approach.
While campaigning in New Mexico yesterday, McCain asked the crowd "who is Barack Obama?" Immediately, a supporter yelled "terrorist." McCain paused, but continued on without correcting or chastising the supporter.
Palin is toting the same bucket of water as well. At a campaign stop, Palin re-told the old lie that Obama is best friends with a terrorist-- saying that one of Obama's early supporters was Bill Ayers, a domestic terrorist and part of a group that launched a campaign of bombings that would target the Pentagon and our U.S. Capitol.". As the crowd booed, one main in the crowd shouted out, "Kill him!"
Palin failed to admonish or react against the threat, immediately saying that "Obama held one of the first meetings of his political career in Bill Ayers's living room, and they've worked together on various projects in Chicago."
According to the New York Daily News, McCain and Palin's trip to the trough reflects a growing case of nerves as the electoral map has shifted significantly in Obama's favor in the past two weeks. "It's a dangerous road, but we have no choice," a top McCain strategist said. "If we keep talking about the economic crisis, we're going to lose."
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