The Daily Background

Color me unsurprised at this:

In a year when polls show an easy victory for a generic Democratic candidate, McCain has until now been loathe to employ the tack many strategists see as essential and which anonymous e-mailers and commenters with no apparent links to his campaign have been practicing since last summer: hitting Obama not on his record or his platform, but on his values and person.
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McCain’s turn to character also reflects his campaign’s deep, genuine contempt for Obama. As the Democrat enjoyed boffo media coverage and a warm reception at every turn on his foreign trip, McCain aides began to openly use their derisive nickname for him, “The One,” mock some of his more gushing coverage, and draw a contrast between what they characterized as their candidate’s demonstrated dedication to country and their rival’s lip service to the same.

The tone is reminiscent of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s disdainful mockery of Obama in the primary. “The skies will open, the light will come down, celestial choirs will be singing and everyone will know we should do the right thing and the world will be perfect,” she said, just a touch sarcastically, of her rival. Her attack is also a reminder of the difficulty in landing a clean shot on Obama.

Since McCain obviously has zero scruples left whatsoever, it’ll no doubt get a whole lot worse before this process is over with….

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