I am new and forgot to post it. I posted the link in anohter post. Here it is again: http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/florida/election_2008_florida_republican_primary
Okay, heads up. Several things are important here:
1) McCain’s campaign is staffed by professionals. They saw this effect unfolding before we got this data. That is why they pulled the trigger to try desperately to redirect the debate to Iraq when they knew the talk shows this morning would be filled with Economic Stimulus Package.
2) They also orchestrated the Crist endorsement with the same scheduling need, though certainly that needed to happen before Tuesday regardless.
3) The Romney team is also staffed by professionals so their response was to undermine McCain’s Straight Talk mantra by going right after the word “dishonest” and it is THAT word that is getting all the play this morning. Brilliant tactical response.
4) The reason it is brilliant is that team of cynical business trained people recognized that the MSM is on the hunt for ratings. A dispassionate discussion of Iraq, that has been squeezed dry of all interest, does not have ratings boosting potential like a fight over whether McCain is dishonest. They KNEW the MSM would latch on that word.
5) The McCain pros will know either today or late tonight if they were successful when the night’s polling sample is collected. If they attack again with something else tomorrow, we’ll know how it played.
I am new and forgot to post it. I posted the link in anohter post. Here it is again: http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/florida/election_2008_florida_republican_primary