To McCain supporters, it's his way or socialism

Dallas Morning News by DAVE MICHAELS / The Dallas Morning News MESILLA | Oct. 26, 2008 (News Report)

MESILLA, N.M. – John McCain earned his fame as a maverick Republican who would work with the most liberal senators to tackle the country's problems.

But to experience a McCain rally in recent days is to be reminded of the country's deeply polarized electorate. The argument that Barack Obama is a closet socialist has taken hold among some of Mr. McCain's voters, who erupt into loud applause when Mr. McCain offers his antidote to Mr. Obama's plan ... Full Story »

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by B.G. Rhule - Oct. 26, 2008

I don't see thejournalistic value in stories that merely ask a bystander or two their opinions of a candidtae. At this juncture of the campaign, statistics hold far more merit than the same warmed over opinions of the candidates that we have all heard for two years now. Ok, so the desperate McCain gotcha of late is "Did you know Obma is a Socialist?" We know that McCain has swerved all the highway with the Scare Talk Express. The question I want answered, is, what are the numbers in Colorado and has either candidate had an immediate impact on the uncommitted voters at this point?.