"I just have to rely on the good judgment of the voters not to buy into these negative attack ads. Sooner or later, people are going to figure out if all you run is negative attack ads you don't have much of a vision for the future or you're not ready to articulate it."
- John McCain, the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, 2/21/2000
McCain & Co.'s campaign has taken an especially nasty turn. They're appealing to the basest emotions of their followers - anger, fear, frustration, racism, by leading them to conclude that Obama is a foreigner, a Muslim, a closet terrorist, a radical who wants to destroy the country, a Communist, on and on. They are whipping up fury.
What they don't seem to realize is that although those attacks appeal to people who would vote for McCain no matter what, and are therefore unnecessary, they are turning off people who actually think about their vote.
They HAVE to be aware of that. So why are they doing it?
What worries me most is that they DO realize that there are rabid nutcases out there who would think that pre-election assassination would be a valid and heroic act to save the country, and guarantee a McCain win.
They HAVE to know that, and it doesn't seem to bother them.
So is that the plan?
The possibility really and truly scares me.
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