At least, that's the message of McCain's latest ad... http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/31/closing-mccain-ads-take-swipe-at-obama/ With only four days before election day, Sen. John McCain is ending the battle of the airwaves with a pair of 30-second spots. "Obama Praising McCain" echoes a Web ad released a month ago: “Praising McCain." That spot spot shows prominent Democrats commending the Arizona senator for his stances on public policy and his leadership abilities within Congress. "Even Obama has Praise for the Maverick," read the screen. In the new 30-second spot, an announcer begins “The truth on global warming”: the only other speaker in the ad is Obama himself. "The Lieberman-McCain bill establishes limits for greenhouse gas emissions. It's a framework that's not only good for the environment, it's also good for business," says Obama. "I want to thank Senator Lieberman, as well as Senator McCain, for the outstanding leadership that they've shown.” Why run an ad saying how Obama thinks you're great after spending months saying Obama's judgment sucks?
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Aren't you supposed to highlight differences between you and your opponent? I just saw the "global warming" ad. Doesn't it basically say that McCain and Obama agree on global warming and energy independence? How exactly does it make somebody move over to McCain's side when you just highlight an instance where the two candidates are in agreement?
