Actually, I didn't make any prognostication. My opinion is that this is too clever by half, and that it's as likely to backfire as succeed. Actually, I think there are a lot of (heads-up-their-@sses) people who know nothing whatsoever about Obama's radical associations at this stage of the campaign, and this presents the opportunity to bring them out. The questions is: will the RNC be able to capitalize on it? McCain certainly won't.
I agree McCain handcuffed himself already by responding that it was tasteless and offensive.
He should have said, “No Comment”!
But then it would be construed as going negative....
Oh well! ;^)