McCain Campaign Off Message

[PresidentObama]

Sen. Barack Obama's campaign counted ten different themes used by the McCain campaign today alone -- none of which were about the economy. While the Obama campaign calls this "flailing," almost anyone would agree that pushing so many messages at once goes against all lessons of modern political campaigning.

The entire memo from the Obama campaign is below:



The Erratic John McCain and the Multiple Messages of His Campaign, 15 Days Out:

1) Joe the Plumber Needs More Publicity: ""McCAIN's MESSAGE 'today, tomorrow and every day forward,' per a senior aide: 'On background, we'll be talking about Joe.'"

2) Joe The Plumber is Getting Too Much Publicity: "Joe didn't ask for Senator Obama to come to his house. And, certainly, Joe didn't ask to be famous."

3) Sounds like Socialism: "At this morning's rally, the first of three today in this toss-up state, continued to call Barack Obama's tax plan socialist again couching it behind Joe the Plumber, "Barack Obama calls it spreading the wealth. Joe Biden calls higher taxes patriotic. Joe the Plumber said it sounded to him like socialism. And now is not the time to experiment with that."

4) ACORN is Threatening the Fabric of Democracy: The RNC has advised three different conference calls today on ACORN.

5) A Foreign Policy Crisis Will Test A President: John McCain: "The next President won't have time to get used to the office. We face many challenges here at home, and many enemies abroad in this dangerous world. Just last night, Senator Biden guaranteed that if Senator Obama is elected, we will have an international crisis to test America's new President. We don't want a President who invites testing from the world at a time when our economy is in crisis and Americans are already fighting in two wars."

6) Blame the Press: Top McCain Aide Mark Salter: "There has been a different standard for Obama than there has been for any candidate running against Barack Obama. And maybe this should have set off more warning bells with me. I think much of the media has a thumb on the scale for Obama. I think the thumb has been there the entire time."

7) Blame the Fundraising: Rick Davis: "There are reports that, just already disclosed, $3 or $4 million of Barack Obama's campaign funds just prior to the $150 million fundraising month were not appropriate. Now, I'd love to have that $4 million right now to put into Pennsylvania. It'd be a good thing for our campaign. I think it's a game-changer if I can slap all of that right on Philadelphia media market. It's an expensive place. And, yet, Barack Obama gets away with raising illegitimate money and spending it." <10/20/08>

8) Divided Government: John McCain: "He's measuring the drapes, and planning with Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid to raise taxes, increase spending, and concede defeat in Iraq."

9) Obama's Baseball Loyalty: RNC Press Release: "After repeatedly saying he would root for the Phillies in the World Series, Barack Obama switched teams while campaigning in Tampa today." <10/20/08>

10) That Washed Up Old Terrorist: Rick Davis: "John McCain tried to point out how people should be informed about Barack Obama's background, including his relationships with domestic terrorists like William Ayers. People are going to form these judgments. It's great fodder for us to debate every day. I think it's fun."

Looks like the McCain-Palin campaign is so erratic and disorganized in what message and theme they want to showcase for todays news cycle that, hell, they'll just go with TEN different themes!!

The Titanic has hit the iceberg, and is sinking.

They're panicking. And on November 4th, they'll be jumping ship and pointing fingers.

Yes. We. Can.

[Happyhippychick]

1. This wouldn't have happened if Obama had agreed to do townhall debates.

/sarc

[PresidentObama]

2. HA!! Lets talk about ACORN. NO! AYERS! NO WRIGHT. NO, NO. SOCCCIAAALISSSMMMM n/t

[Median Democrat]

3. The Ruthless Efficiency Of Obama - Letting McCain Undermine Himself

I would hate to think what a McCain presidency would look like with that sort of instability.

[Not a robought]

4. It's the same strategery leading up to the Iraq war

it's because Sadam Hussein won't disarm, it's because he's got WMD's, it's because he's making nuclear arms, it's because he won't let in the UN inspectors, it's because of 9/11, it's because of al-Qaeda, it's blah blah blah blah blah.

They'll throw anything and everything but nobody's buying.

McGrumpy should save what campaign pennies he has left, throw in the towel to salvage what is left of his diminished legacy and tattered party.

[PresidentObama]

5. They're throwing noodles at the wall to see what sticks.

Unfortunately for them, Ayers failed miserably.

Nothing is sticking, and if they try Rev. Wright it'll reek of desperation and racism.

Pardon my language but they're fucked!

[Willo]

6. "Blame it on the rain, it's falling. Blame it on the sun, it shines too"

"Whatever you do, don't put the blame on you" McCain/Palin campaign theme song.


#8 "He's measuring the drapes," is straight out of the Bush, Sr. playbook.

[Overseas]

7. In the debates, too, he seemed to use kitchen-sink rebuttals

He'd be arguing the theme and then toss in three extraneous ideas at the end just to mix things up.

[EffieBlack]

8. They have a message?

Who knew?

[LiberalFighter]

9. Must had been on a piece of glass and it got broke into hundreds of pieces.