Throughout these closing weeks leading up to the campaign, tensions between the campaigns have heightened to an intense level, the negativity and attack ads are through the roof, and most polls shows John McCain trailing behind Barack Obama by a fairly large margin. While his numbers have been falling and the debates have failed to give him the boost he needs, McCain has been trying several other tactics to try and shed a negative light on Obama. He has specifically highlighted Obama’s connections with individuals like Ayres and Organizations like ACORN, as well as never ceasing to highlight Obama’s inexperience.
One of the news stories that I was reading was about how this campaign focused more on diplomacy than campaigns in the recent past. It highlighted the many visits that both McCain and Obama had made to other countries, and also focused on the candidates’ expressed desire to work closely with foreign diplomats to forge bonds, as the United States can not conquer/achieve everything on its own. This foreign policy subject is one that McCain definitely is knowledgeable about, especially in comparison with the economy. It is possible, that by highlighting Foreign Policy he can shed light on his experience and expertise and exude a leadership style that will register positively with independent/undecided voters. Even if he can drive home the topic of foreign policy in the days remaining, it probably will not be enough.
The subject of another news article that I was reading focused on McCain and Obama’s focus on the Mountain West. The polls are showing that swing states are slowly starting to favor Obama and McCain is trying to desperately hold on to states that he could still win. Senator McCain has said that because of the unchanged polls, pundits are writing him off, but he believes he still has fight left in him. It will be very interesting to see what changes the McCain campaign will undergo in these final days.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/25/AR2008102502003.html?hpid=topnews
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/25/mccain-dont-write-us-off-yet/
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