Posted on 10/11/2008 11:16:14 PM PDT by word_warrior_bob
John McCain's campaign and the Republican National Committee plan to spend "upwards of $160 million" in the final weeks of the presidential race, according to a senior McCain adviser.
This will represent a massive counter-attack to combat Barack Obama's lopsided spending advantage to date.
The McCain adviser told FOX News that, while Obama is outspending them in all but two of 14 battleground states, "that will change over the last four weeks."
As national and battleground state polls show McCain trailing Obama consistently, McCain is urging voters not to count him out.
"In case you missed it, this is about the seventh or eighth time that pundits have said 'McCain's campaign is in trouble,'" he told Wisconsin voters Thursday. "We fooled them then and we will fool them again."
(Excerpt) Read more at elections.foxnews.com ...
Yep I gave to the campaign, the RNC, and the NRA when they called. I have a sign in my front yard too - (with all the Obama signs surrounding me in the city!)
The Surge worked in Iraq, hopefully it will work here as well.
[I’ll bet Hussein is way behind on his fund raising. No doubt his campaign is misspending their money and will have little left to counterattack the RNC/McCain onslaught.]
Obama has to put McCain out of action early because he knows from the Hillary experience that he isn’t a closer. McCain is a mudder, so things might just turn around at the end. We certainly have enough ammo (ayers, odinga, rezko, plus money).
“I believe much of Obama’s supposed lead in the polls is due to the artificial spending advantage he has chosen to implement while our side has chosen to hold funds in reserve. $160 million in the final 2-3 weeks is the kind of saturation coverage that will quickly take its toll on Obama and give McCain the surge he needs to cross the finish line first.”
I think the lead he has (maybe 2-3 pts right now, but probably less to even) is because of the stock market and people’s uncertainty. The 160M will help to shape that issue correctly (do you really want 1 trillion in new spending and do you think that will help your portfolio and retirment?).
I think the strategy is a good one - with the huge media bias this year, it’s incredibly important to be able to dominate the airwaves going into the election. A saturated campaign at that time allow them to dominate the message for the days going into election day.
You know what would be really effective, though the media would scream bloody murder and claim it will cost McCain the campaign? Him and Sarah doing a half hour on the Born Alive act. Bring Jill Stanek and Gianna Jessen in to talk about that, then follow it up with footage of The One speaking at a Planned Parenthoood fundraiser in 2007, and with a description of the Freedom of Choice Act and his promise to sign it.
By the end of that half hour, America would know exactly why this guy doesn’t have the morals or sense to be dogcatcher.
Sounds like McCain’s strategy was to hold back, take the insults, and save their money...then KABOOM!
Well, McCain was right the last time he said that a surge would work. Let’s hope he goes two-for-two...
We should start calling the sudden market downturn the
“Obama Tax Policy Crash”
or the “OMG! Obama could actually win Crash”
or the “Obama Crash”
If he wants to move taxes for capital long term capital gains and dividends from 15% to 28%, well, he is telling the market that day trading and long term investing are the same thing.
And, the market is down just about the right amount to adjust for the tax hike.
McCain has carriers waiting at Point Luck for just the right time...
Pilots, man your planes!
You always wait until you are the closest approaching the target to drop the bombs, McCain has been drawing the fire up until now to know where to hit.
Good point. It seems as if McCain can make the entire 30 minutes, if he chooses to do what Hussein is doing, about what was the CAUSE of the taxpayer having to fork over 700 Billion dollars in an attempt to right the wrongs brought about by the left.
Just waiting for Obama to get within firing range, then, aim for the "O"....(Think of it as a target.)
Yep ,very funny time-stax!
With all the stars aligning for a socialist/communist take over our Republic, there is a most critical element missing from this coming true...the occupant of the White House.
The main street media, the pundits, democrats, national pollsters and the democrat candidate are purveyors of the Goebbels doctrine and Stalinism. As their candidate has said on more than one occasion. “The time is NOW and WE are the answer”
We are in the midst of the most corrupt voting take over in our history. It is there for all to see and yet most people are being deceived by the propaganda machine and are being convinced that what they are seeing is insignificant and a mere a ‘bump in the road’.
The truth is that it isn’t a mere ‘bump in the road’ OR insignificant, they are being diverted to a NEW road, a road to Socialism/Communism.
God, save our Republic and take the veil away from your blinded children, let their eyes see the truth.
With God's help, may he blast the target into smithereens...
It would also help to set the record straight for house and senate republicans down the ticket!! I think it has been a serious error in judgement for the McCain camp to have basically run against Bush and his own party...particularly on this issue...the issue that appears to be damaging us the most according to the Drive bys.
There is no logical explanation for him to run from it when the facts are on OUR SIDE!! He thinks that his only chance to win is by getting Hillary dems to vote for him or by trying somehow to peel away members of the Obama cult. Perhaps they are right..but Bush did not win with Reagan democrats or GORE BOTS....he won with conservatives.
Besides..Bush still has a higher approval rating than the Pelosi/Reid Congress. McCain should also remind folks how far this country has gone off course since the democrats took control in 2006. Plenty of facts around to back that up as well.
As God lives and wills, I stand in agreement and on faith with your prayer. May the scales fall from their eyes! In the name of Jesus, Amen.
[I received this email yesterday, does anyone know anything about it? ]
I think I was watching it on youtube, a total of six parts. It is enough to make your stomach churn. Must see.
I thought it had already played and been ignored. It is really blockbuster stuff.
Later.
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