McCain Now Running Robocalls Attacking Obama In Home State Of Arizona!

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McCain Now Running Robocalls Attacking Obama In Home State Of Arizona!

By Greg Sargent - October 29, 2008, 5:38PM

John McCain and the Republican National Committee are now running robocalls attacking Obama as weak on terrorism -- in McCain's home state of Arizona, according to multiple readers from the state.

The call signals genuine worry about McCain's home state at a time when several polls show the race to be much closer than expected there.

McCain's robocall, which was played to us over the phone by Mary Joe Bartel, a retiree who lives south of Tuscon, attacks Obama as unprepared to defend the country from terrorism, singling out Joe Biden's recent remarks about the likelihood of Obama being tested by an international crisis early in his first term.

Here's the script:

I'm calling for John McCain and the RNC because Barack Obama is so dangerously inexperienced, his running mate Joe Biden just said, he invites a major international crisis that he will be unprepared to handle alone.

If Democrats win full control of government, they will want to give civil rights to terrorists and talk unconditionally to dictators and state sponsors of terror. Barack Obama and his Democratic allies lack the experience and judgment to lead America. This call was paid for by the Republican National Committee and authorized by McCain-Palin 2008.

Two other Arizona readers -- David Lorti, a Phoenix realtor, and Jerry Mooers, a retiree from Sun Lakes -- confirm to us that they received the same call today.

A poll last night found Obama within two points of the Arizona Senator. The call means Republicans are sinking resources into a state that obviously should have been a complete lock for McCain, with time fast running out.

Simply extraordinary. Audio when we get it.

Says it all.

[dkofos]

1. Did they have to use call centers in India??

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. LOL!

I don't think anyone is left at the Robocall center in the US!

[Ian David]

5. Don't give them any ideas. n/t

[DrToast]

2. Man, it's hard to worry about "tightening" when you hear something like that! n/t

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[Ian David]

4. Not even Jimmy Carter lost his home state of Georgia, did he? n/t

[alsame]

6. Sweet. McBush is spending $ in his own state.

[BlueIdaho]

7. Music to my ears - lets bury the bastard.

This election is in our hands now - we control the outcome. We are the ground game Barack is counting on - together...

YES WE CAN.

[Mike 03]

8. UNBELIEVABLE

As an Arizonan, this recent turn of events, where McCain is running for his life here, delights me like I can't even articulate.

If I get one of these calls, I will definitely post it here.

He's a disgrace, and he's trying to just stave off utter humiliation at this point.

Fellow Arizonans, let us turn AZ blue!!!!!!!!!!!!

[debbierlus]

9. Oh, that is wonderful. From the political studies, people hate Robo Calls

The dems were saying that the Robo-calls were actually HELPING them in some states because people were so turned off.