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Originally Posted by flere-imsaho
I would have thought one of the major reasons for the Keating ads would be to take advantage of the current issues with Wall Street. Just as people are a bit annoyed with Wall Street fat cats, remind them of McCain's association to them.
Basically the same reasons Arles gives for Swift Boat above make sense for "Keating-Boat" right now.
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After watching that McCain/Keating video, it's clear that the point of it is as much about attacking McCain's judgement on economics as it is about tying him to Keating and attacking McCain's integrity in the process.
It'll be interesting to see what the general themes are that McCain and Obama are trying to hit tomorrow - does McCain pick up the ball from Palin and continue the Ayers attacks, and if so, does Obama respond with counter attacks or does he attempt to re-direct the discussion back to other issues?
I agree with the idea that, since Obama holds a big advantage right now, he should avoid letting himself get dragged into a mud-wrestling contest. On the other hand, he can't completely ignore it either. I think as long as he lets the DNC and others pick up that fight for him while he keeps his talking points on the stump related to the economy and Iraq, he'll maintain his lead (if not increase it) as he appears to stay above the fray.