The untruths live on after election
Phoenix - Even after hearing John McCain's election night concession speech - described as gracious by many inside and outside his Arizona Biltmore Resort party - the tone among some of his core supporters in Phoenix was anything but. To some there, President-elect Barack Obama was still a "socialist," the "liberal media" was still "hiding" stories, and others wished that the campaign had hammered Obama harder for "palling around" with 1960s domestic ... Full Story »
Posted by Fabrice Florin
If it were not for the voters who believed the lies and slander, Obama would have won by a larger margin. Perhaps 20% of the popular vote, though a survey would be good to see. The negative slander advertizing worked, but just not effectively enough to pump up McCain. More and better fact checking is needed.