[Chet 99]

Works for me. Seems the Obama campaign is “taking the bait” with Palin’s Ayers attack.

A week spent discussing Ayers and Charles Keating is better than a week discussing economic upheaval.

[steve-b]

The problem is that the Keating Five scandal parallels the current Wall Street shenanigans far too closely for comfort.

[snarkytart]

Keating is very public knowledge and has been for years. McCain's life has been pretty much an open book. That;s the difference...nobody is allowed to question or examine Barry.
People know about McCain, the same cannot be said about Obama.

[tsowellfan]

ONE THIRD spent discussing Ayers type issues and TWO THIRDS economic, domestic and foreign policy issues is a good mix. It worked very well for us in 2000 (despite democrat voter fraud) and in 2002. We need to return to this recipe. McCain needs to sell America his policies much better from now until election day. He must tell America WHY his are better and also WHY Obama’s will not succeed and actually hurt this country.

[God luvs America]

“The Obama campaign, including its surrogates appearing on radio and television, will argue that the deregulatory fervor that caused massive, cascading savings-and-loan collapses in the last ‘80s was pursued by McCain throughout his career, and helped cause the current credit crisis.”

it only works if McCain plays this right....he’s got to not only hit hard with ayers but hit harder with Johnson/Fannie Mae/campaign contributions/economic advisor....

of course- THIS SHOULD’VE BEEN DONE TWO WEEKS AGO!!!!!

[shield]

OODA Loop worked......McCain/Palin it didn’t take much to ruffle his feathers...so thin skinned. HA HA This skinny little Arab has so much to hide.

[kesg]

I see risk for both sides here, but probably more for Obama. McCain’s people almost certainly focused-grouped issues like Ayers, Rezko, and the Keating Five business with Independents and swing voters. The problem, as alway, will be the Obama firewall to complete, truthful information that is the MSM.

[editor-surveyor]

"A week spent discussing Ayers and Charles Keating is better than a week discussing economic upheaval."

Ain't that the truth, especially since all the convictions in that case were Dems, which McCain can easily point out.

[fightinJAG]

I like how you think.

[ajwharton]

Works for me. Seems the Obama campaign is “taking the bait” with Palin’s Ayers attack.

A week spent discussing Ayers and Charles Keating is better than a week discussing economic upheaval.

Agreed. And I would note that if Obama was really as far ahead as these polls suggest, there would be no reason to fight back. He could remain cool and aloof and dismissive.

To see what the polls really look like, you have to derive it from the actions of the campaigns. Obama is NOT acting like he has a 8 point lead.