Why McCain is going so negative, so often.

The Politico by Jonathan Martin | Sep. 14, 2008 (Opinion)

"We recognize it's not going to be 2000 again," McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said, alluding to the media's swooning coverage of McCain's ill-fated crusade against then-Gov. George W. Bush and the GOP establishment. "But he lost then. We're running a campaign to win. And we're not too concerned about what the media filter tries to say about it." Full Story »

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

Good article about an obvious point. Quoting: "Team McCain has been described as dishonorable, disingenuous and downright cynical." Well, of course they are! If you tied yourself to the Bush legacy as tightly as McCain has, how would you like to run on Bush's record? The tragedy is the media love drama--the more negative the better. Mud is thicker than water and sticks a lot better.

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