Pollster Zogby: McCain’s Attack Ads Aren’t Working on Voters
His polls have been among the most favorable to Sen. John McCain, but pollster John Zogby doesn’t see the Republican’s latest assault on Sen. Barack Obama’s past friends as a winner on Election Day. Talking to Whispers while on a book tour to promote his latest, The Way We’ll Be, Zogby said that McCain should get back on message and off his campaign’s latest hot-button issue: slamming Obama for long-ago ties to a Weather Underground radical, Bill Ayers. “McCain is off message, and this Bill Ayers stuff, it just doesn’t cut it with people, not with their pocketbooks looking the way they are. Nobody cares about this stuff,” said Zogby, whose latest poll had Obama up, 47-45, against McCain. He also stated what’s fast becoming conventional wisdom: that only an Obama stumble can stop the Democrat from becoming the first black to win the presidency. “It’s entirely up to Obama from here on in,” Zogby told Whispers.
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John McCain
I have never been a fan of John McCain. Letterman had it right when he said McCain is a war hero, but he should have retired twenty or thirty years ago. McCain has done to the word "honor" what scoundrels in the past did to patriotism. His sell-out to the religious right didn't even fool the religious right. I think the foundation of the McCain appeal is based on lingering national guilt over the Vietnam War. His behavior since his return as a POW has certainly done nothing to inspire confidence, faith and absolutely not trust.
While I am not a great fan of Barack Obama, he is better than the Wizard of Wuz,but not even close to stealth candidate Ralph Nader.
Desperation
It's increasingly obvious how desperate John McCain is, and his campaign tactics demonstrate that. He has no plan for America, an incompetent running mate, an angry and phony persona, and a bankrupt ideology. On top of all of that, he's run a laughably dump and cynical campaign, he and has to follow in the muddy footsteps of George W. Bush.
If Obama were white, had more leadership experience, or could find a way to appeal to "Joe Six Pack," he'd be leading by 20-30 points rather than 10. He'd also be on track for a Clinton-Dole or Nixon-McGovern style landslide.
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