McCain trying to scare voters?
That's what the Obama people are saying in response to the new McCain ads.
I'd submit the McCain people are doing a fine job of scaring their own voters, not Obama's.
For example: News reports of McCain at a townhall meeting somewhere had audience members behind him and every single one had the most dejected face. Some might well have been asleep. Whoever is running his campaign had better rev up those audiences if they want news viewers to see any enthusiasm for their candidate. Sheesh.
Contrast that to the Obama campaign stops where the enthusiasm is unstoppable. Don't doubt the power of these pictures to a news audience.
Cheer up. You seem to always be on the lookout for the worse McCain moment of the week.
Did you see the talk by Obama on energy? It was on the news last night. Obama said we should just inflate our tires to get better mileage. It would save more oil than drilling. This in a rambling tone, without a smile or nod of approval from those sitting behind him or in the audience. Even they realized this is nonsense.
Both candidates will have flat moments when speaking from time to time.
Obama is good in front of a telpromter, but often very flat when speaking without it. He rambles on a lot.
Posted by: Ron | July 31, 2008 at 08:08 AM
McCain doesn't need his own ads to scare the voters. All they need to do is watch the news. On KSDK Wed. night, they had a story about how wonderful Obama is and some negativity thrown in about McCain at the tail end.
Posted by: Orianna Laun | July 31, 2008 at 08:20 AM
The problem is we're living in a visual society and pictures mean something. To report on McCain's campaign stops means the cameras show the people behind him. If they look bored and uninterested the only alternative is to not allow cameras or do something to get them feeling excited and interested.
Posted by: Diane | July 31, 2008 at 09:33 AM