No Calvary Coming For McCain

[firedupdem]

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For the GOP, the cavalry apparently isn’t coming.

Republicans attuned to conservative third-party efforts say that with less than two weeks to go until Election Day, the prospects for any 11th-hour, anti-Obama ad campaigns are highly unlikely.

Many in the party, including inside the McCain campaign, have held out hope that a deep-pocketed benefactor would emerge to bankroll ads in the campaign’s final days — spots that might, for example, resurrect the most incendiary clips from the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

But thanks largely to lack of passion for McCain within the conservative base, diminished hopes that he can win and a sharp decline in the stock market that has badly pinched donors’ pockets, veteran Republican operatives say it appears almost certain that what could be the most damaging line of attack against the Democratic nominee will be left on the shelf.


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14811.html

[AndyTiedye]

1. Does the AP Count?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7568285

[FVZA_Colonel]

2. Why are they so certain that it would even work, if they could run it?

[FrenchieCat]

4. They pretty much know that it won't, since we already seen that movie.

The media was who McCain was relying on to run those tapes again.....but they don't seem to want to play. Considering the stock Market plunge, the media ain't in the mood of doing a rerun. Too racists for them to be the ones to agressively pursue it, and it would be too obvious.

SO in essence, McCain is out of tricks. He's already been labeled a liar in the world of "Smears", so even if he had something new, it won't really work.

The only thing they can do at this point is pray for the Obama camp to fuck it up; which I don't believe is going to happen.

[Beregond2]

3. Um...Calvary is where the crucifixion took place.

[Selatius]

5. I guess that was ONE good thing that came out of the stock market crash.

Those on Wall Street who would bankroll attack ads on Obama find themselves being torn to pieces on the stock exchange.

[BlueManDude]

6. I'd bet that they're not done with the Rev. Wright.

[mucifer]

7. calvary might come in the last week. There still is time for lots o crap.

Americans have tiny tiny attention spans.