Joe the Plumber is a sharp guy and his encounter with the Messiah has proven a positive for McCain. But this is also something McCain can overdo, and the MSM will definitely point that out and make it their lead story for a few days.
Not sure McCain has good instincts about about what to emphasize and how much, as his suspending his campaign and talking about postponing the first debate proved. Few people now think that was a smart move, and many tab that as the beginning of his slide, which he has only now begun to recover from.
Joe the Plumber will probably help for a few more days, but McCain will need something other than Joe and earmarks to allow his supporters to drag him across the finish line.
McCain is doing more.
But since the Joe the Plumber message is resonating, it’s important to maximize that. And we help by keeping it out there.
You mean like the rights of an unborn child?
Or how about how John will handle health care?
Or how about how John will maintain our military?
Or how about how John won't let the Bush era tax cuts expire.......
The contrast between Nobama bin Bidin and McCain/Palin goes on and on.
Just because YOU focus on just Joe and earmarks, doesn't mean that John McCain hasn't addressed at length more than those two subjects.
I haven't been McCains biggest supporter, but I was going to vote against Nobama. After paying attention to what McCain has been saying the past week, I am now 100% behind McCain.
I also believe that Sarah Palin will make an awesome president some day!!!
And you have managed exactly how many political campaigns?
If it goes your way, folks would then be asking, "Has McCain thrown Joe the Plumber under the bus?" The MSM will find any number of sticks with which to beat McCain. If you have hopes that the MSM is going to suddenly start fair balance coverage, don't hold your breath
Who cares what the media thinks. When the debate was about national security the Media said McCain didn’t want to talk about the economy and was scared. Then McCain brought up the shady associations of Obama, again the media said it was a diversion and no one cared. Now that McCain is talking about t he economy and the fundamental disdain for socialism (which Obama’s policies are) the media says this is a diversion away from t he REAL economy (I suppose more talk about world wide economic disaster is all the MSM wants to talk about because it favors radical socialist ideas...the way they portray the debate). Don’t let the media run this campaign, it is becoming a campaign of the people