The sky is falling, the sky is falling. Polls are down; Palin is up; Mommy, Mommy, they're lying on me.
Take a deep breath. Nothing has changed. In fact, this is good news. Yes, I said that, good news.
Join me below to see why I think so.
John McCain and his campaign have done several things in the last week that have infuriated democrats. One, they have lied about Sarah Palin's record, )bridge to nowhere, etc.) Two, they have issued false, misleading and downright infuriating ads. (Most notably, sex education for kindergartners.) Third, they have accused Barack of sexism. (He said lipstick on a pig, OMG) All these are signs of desperation on the part of the McCain campaign.
Let's start with the lipstick on a pig comment. Besides the fact that McCain said this himself and it's on video. , everyone knows what lipstick on a pig means, and no one thinks it's sexist. Remember Geraldine Ferraro getting upset at George H.W. Bush for saying "We kicked a little ass." How did that work out for Geraldine?
Two, they have released false, misleading and infuriating ads. The response by the blogosphere followed by the press the has been immediate. The outrage about the sex education ad has been particularly strong. It also highlights the fact that Alaska leads the nation in incest and rape on a per capita basis. link here
Third, Sarah Palin lied about the bridge, about being against earmarks, etc. It took a couple of days, but the main stream media is picking up on the stories.
What does all this mean? Simple that the McCain tactics are short sighted. There may have been a spike in the polls when Palin was selected, but that will not last. In a way this is like new love. When you meet someone new, you fill in the blanks with all your dreams and fantasies. Then, as time goes on, you learn more about the new person and usually he or she doesn't live up to the fantasies. You may at first be fooled by the lipstick, but by the time you get around to noticing the curly tail, you know what you have.
All of McCain's tactics sport a curly tail. These attacks may have worked on the last Friday of October, but not the second week of September. We're okay. Just take a deep breath and make a call.