Here's my take on how the "negative" campaigning is going so far this Presidential election year. Barack Obama has gotten a few digs in, but not very many. As far as I can tell, Obama's ads are fairly straight forward and honest. I'm sure there's a little political flair there, but I don't see any flagrant truth-twisting or lying in the ads.
John McCain, on the other hand, has fired off one negative ad after the other. The targets are wide, and the truth is thin. He's attacked Obama for being "too popular," has compared him to celebutards, blamed the price of gas on Obama, and now is hitting him with a claim of corruption. That corruption has to do with a shady guy named Tony Rezko, and Obama may have had some dealings with the guy. But I question how much impropriety could have been involved if McCain has to gin up the story to sell it.
And this was in response to Obama's "McCain forgets how many houses he has" gaffe, no less. The only connection in the two stories is the word "house." Weak.
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Rezko Reality: McCain misfires as he attacks Obama's home purchase
The ad says Chicago power broker Tony Rezko got "political favors" including "$14 million from taxpayers." But there's no evidence of any connection to the Obama home purchase. The $14 million was to build apartments for low-income seniors. Obama wrote a letter supporting the "worthy" project, but both men say Rezko didn't ask for the letter.
It says Rezko "purchased part of the property [Obama] couldn't afford." Rezko's wife did buy an adjoining tract but later sold the land at a profit. Obama paid market price for his home. . .
Read more at: Newsweek
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